Diesel trucks carry Manhattan's garbage 7.8 million miles every year. That's the equivalent of driving more than 312 times around the Earth!
Toilets in the Lasdon House student residence were consuming 3.5 gallons of water per flush. As part of the water conservation project in 2019, all toilets in the student apartments were replaced with models that consume 1.28 gallons of water per flush. In collaboration with the Housing Department, 170 toilets were replaced, saving 3,819 gallons of water daily and 1,393,935 gallons annually.
