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) […]
PLASTICS – Significant Problems Recycling Cannot Fix
Making a Bottles Only Program the Right One Recycling arrows don’t equal recyclability. Almost all plastic products are imprinted with a resin code – the small number enclosed by “chasing arrows.” In reality, this symbol means nothing about its recyclability!! Confusing? Yes. Misleading? Definitely, and deliberately! Much effort has gone into making people believe plastics […]