Hogwatch

10 million hogs live in North Carolina’s coastal region 8 million humans live in North Carolina 92 percent of North Carolina’s hogs are raised on factory farms with at least 2,000 hogs 1 hog generates as much waste as 3 people 2.5 tons of hog feces and urine are produced in North Carolina per citizen […]

10 million hogs live in North Carolina’s coastal region
8 million humans live in North Carolina
92 percent of North Carolina’s hogs are raised on factory farms with at least 2,000 hogs
1 hog generates as much waste as 3 people
2.5 tons of hog feces and urine are produced in North Carolina per citizen each year
52,000 tons of waste are generated by North Carolina’s hogs daily
640,000 pounds of nitrogen are generated by North Carolina’s hogs daily
213,000 pounds of phosphorus are generated by North Carolina’s hogs daily
22 million gallons of hog waste were dumped into North Carolina’s New River after a waste lagoon burst in 1995
11 million gallons of oil were spilled in Alaska’s Prince William Sound by the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster

Source: Environmental Defense Fund

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