PAPER AND CARDBOARD
- THE AVERAGE AMERICAN USES 7 TREES PER YEAR IN PAPER & WOOD
- RECYCLING A STACK OF NEWSPAPER 3 FEET HIGH SAVES ONE TREE
RECYCLE ONE TON AND SAVE:
- 17 TREES
- 4100 KWH (COULD POWER ONE HOME FOR SIX MONTHS)
- 2 BARRELS OF OIL
- 3 CUBIC YARDS OF LANDFILL SPACE
STEEL (TIN CANS)
- 1 POUND SAVES 5440 BTUS—COULD LIGHT A 60-WATT BULB FOR 26 HOURS
RECYCLE ONE TON AND SAVE:
- 2500 POUNDS OF IRON ORE
- 1000 POUNDS OF COAL
- 40 POUNDS OF LIMESTONE
- RECYCLING SAVES 70%-80% OF THE TIN ON STEEL CANS, CUTS DOWN ON MINING WASTE AND SAVES RESOURCES
ALUMINUM CANS
- 1 CAN SAVES ENOUGH ENERCY TO RUN A TV SET FOR 3 HOURS
- RECYCLING SAVE 95% OF THE ENERGY NEEEDED TO MAKE NEW ALUMINUM
PLASTIC JUGS AND BOTTLES
- 5 PET BOTTLES (2L) MAKES ENOUGH FIBERFILL TO STUFF A SKI JACKET
- 26 PET BOTTLES MAKE A POLYERTER SUIT
- 1050 HDPE MILK JUGS MAKE ONE 6-FOOT PARK BENCH
- THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD GENERATED 38 POUNDS OF PET PLASTIC BOTTLES IN THE YEAR 2002
- 14-20 OZ. PET BOTTLES YIELD ENOUGH FIBER FOR AND EXTRA LARGE T-SHIRT
WHAT BECOMES OF ALL RECYCLED MATERIAL?
- OCC-CARDBOARD-BECOMES ROOFING FELT, LINER PAPER FOR NEW CARDBOARD BOXES, AND THE PAPER ON DRYWALL
- ONP-NEWSPAPER-BECOMES INSULATION BLOWN INTO HOUSES, IT IS DE-INKED AND BECOMES NEWSPAPER, KITTY LITTER, THE PAPER ON DRYWALL, HYDRO SEED MULCH, LANDFILL COVER
- UBC-ALUMINUM CANS-BECOME PRIMARILY NEW BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
- PET- #1 PLASTIC-SODA BOTTLES-BECOME CARPET, T-SHIRTS, FLEECE JACKETS; JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THAT USES POLYESTER
- HDPE- #2 PLASTIC-MILK JUGS/LAUNDRY DETERGENT BOTTLES (THE MILK JUGS ARE THE BETTER GRADE BECAUSE IT CAN BE DYED)- BECOMES TOOLBOXES, PLASTIC LUMBER, ANY ITEM THAT IS MADE FROM HDPE
- RECYCLED PLASTIC IS GENERALLY NOT USED TO MAKE NEW FOOD CONTAINERS. IF IT IS, IT IS LESS THAN 10% OF THE CONTAINER
- OMG-MAGAZINES-BECOME PAPER MACHE, HYDRO SEED MULCH, ROOFING FELT, AND INDUSTRIAL ABSORBENT FOR OIL, LANDFILL COVER
- GLASS-BECOMES NEW GLASS CONTAINERS
- SOW-SORTED OFFICE WASTE-BECOMES DIFFERENT TISSUE PRODUCTS, PAPER TOWEL, AND TOILET PAPER