Why recycle?
• Saves landfill space
• Saves natural resources
• Saves energy
• Creates jobs
#1 Making cans from recycled aluminum cuts related water pollution by 97%
#2 Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours.
#3 Manufacturing new aluminum cans from used beverage containers uses 95% less energy than producing them from virgin materials, an energy saving equivalent to tens of millions of barrels of oil each year.
#4 Every ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees, 7,000 gallons of water, and 4,100 kilowatts of electricity.
#5 Americans use 2.5 million plastic bottles per hour.
#6 Making steel cans from recycled steel reduces energy consumption by 74%, virgin materials by 90%, associated air pollution by 86%, water consumption by 40%, and associated water pollution by 76%.
#7 All steel products contain at least 25% recycled content.
#8 Composting saves limited landfill space and turns garbage into a valuable resource. It can reduce your trash and improve plant health and retain soil moisture with the use of the compost.
Therefore ladies and gentlemen, please recycle.
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