Welcome to the site for recycling facts and recycling information. As you may already know, recycling is only way you can help reduce waste. This site has helpful information on ways you can reduce, reuse, and of course recycle. Not only can it be fun and rewarding to find ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle, but it can also save money. When we recycle, everyone wins.
Below are some of the latest facts about recycling:
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Each person creates about 4.7 pounds of waste every single day
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In the US 33.4% of solid waste is either recycled or composted, 12.6% is burned in combustion facilities and 54% makes it's way into landfills
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In 2007 99% of lead acid batteries were recycled, 54% of paper and paperboard were recycled, 64% of yard trimmings are recycled and nearly 35% of metals were recycled
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The amount of recycling in 2007 saved the energy equivalent of 10.7 billion gallons of gasoline and prevented the release of carbon dioxide of approximately 35 million cars
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The number of landfills in the US are decreasing while their size is increasing. In 1998 there were 8,000 landfills but only 1,754 in 2007
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Each ton of mixed paper that is recycled can save the energy equivalent to 185 gallons of gasoline
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Approximately 8,660 curbside recycling programs exist in the United States
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There are about 3,510 community composting programs in the United States
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Disposal of waste to landfills has decreased from 89% in 1980 to 54% in 2007
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Recycling 1 ton of aluminum cans conserves the equivalent of 1,665 gallons of gasoline
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In 2007 the United States recycled and composted 85 million tons of the 254 million tons of municipal solid waste created
(source: epa.gov)
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save the world!!!!!
The world is a precious place to be in.Forget 2012.Act now!!
Go Green
I HEART RECYCLING!!!!!
why bottles
Recycling is important not to the others who throw bottles and more on the ground they dont care god gave us a world and we are not taking the chance to take care of it when we should so all the people who dont want to take care of the earth is not recycling people i love recycling but peole make it so much harder keeping it a mess
SAVING THE EARTH IS IMPORTANT ; )
Submitted by Kittykat on saturday,2/06/10
omg ya i think that the earth is the most important thing we have ever had! and we nbeed to protect it while we can before hte world gets too over filled with bad things like no carbon dioxide so ya help save our mother nature.
i agree
my parents recycle and other stuff. but pple dont recycle enough they think the earth isnt that important OMG but it is. i made a purse out of caprisuns and it looked prettier than any other purse my mom will get me. =)
recycle people! god lend us
recycle people! god lend us this planet. It wasn't given to us to destroy. If we keep up with throwing trash in our mother earth than god is going to get tired of his belongings getting destroyed and he is going to gid rid of all things that are harming his property. Recycle damm it. I hate trash. If you want to throw trash than you just belong in the landfills as well!
recycling
Recycling is so awesome! I'm starting plastic bottle recycling at my school and I'm so excited to see how much energy we saved!
Recycle ppl!!!
the three ''r's''
RECYCLE!!! You guys don't recycle as if our world isn't bad enough!
hello
hello
Why do we recyle?
Why do we recycle? God gave us this world to use, not to reuse. So, we don't need to reclycle, just be glad with the world we are in.
Why do we recycle?
On the contrary after God created the earth, he created man and woman and told them to work it and take care of it (Genesis 2:15). So we are accountable to make this world a better place for the next generation.
why do we recyle
God gave us this world, we need to help save it for are heath and are kids heath
Huh?
Well, I don't Recycle, but I do know that god made our earth. He made us, and we should use what he made us! Recycling is a good idea, but I don't thik it would stop world hunger or anything important like that. ^-^
The story of Easter Island
Easter Island is located in the Pacific Ocean, and is well known for it's stone sculptures of faces, which now sit on a vacant, deserted island. The island was once a lush tropical paradise. The natives there began making these stone sculptures of themselves in order to compete with each other. The process required cutting down trees in order to make and move these sculptures to the shore. Eventually, ALL of the trees were cut down, the soil erroded away, and the natives died of starvation because they could not grow food on Easter Island anymore. The Earth is an island oacis for us, we have one chance to keep it habitable...after that, it'll be all Earth, and no more us. The Earth is 4.5 Billion years old...it will live on, but if we don't conserve our resources and reduce pollution, we'll die out from our habits.
That's Ridiculous.
Regardless, I'm pretty sure God would want us to keep the Earth he made for us clean. He created the Earth, so why would he want us to destroy it?
well...
You do have a point. I think that god will give us more recources if we be good citizens and not be siners ^-^
Recycling
I am a middle school student doing a project on how to save planet Earth! I am recycling. We should Reduce, Reuse, Recycle because it saves the planet AND SAVES THE ENDANGERED SPECIES from Global warming. Our polution is causing to put gaps in our ozone layer and the dangerous sun rays are coming in causing many issues and destroys us. So please please please help save planet Earth!:)
Thanks
recycling and going green is great but i am trying to do a science fair project and i think this is a great website thanks to Kristina Tereshgova with go green it was alot of help!!!!this is a great site!
Goodwill
If you're going to donate or buy from a thrift store, be sure to check out Goodwill. They have a great recycling program called "Goodwill Green" that I'd recommend to everyone.
http://www.goodwillsv.org
Go Green and Save Our Earth!
I think that clearly our best option is to recycle. Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees, and saves the energy equivalent of 185 gallons of gasoline.When recycling old paper, 50% less energy is used than the amount of energy used in new paper, and 75% less water. Recycling reduces the poisonous greenhouse gases from burning and landfills. It preserves the rainforest, which is losing approximately 137 species EACH DAY due to de-forestation. Our country has about 5% of the world population, yet we use make about ½ of the world’s trash. Motivated yet? I'm a middle school stuent and have started a campagin to make our school go green. Any suggestions?
-Kristina Tereshgova
p.s. PLEASE dont copyright me :) thanks!
lol im a middle school
lol im a middle school student also:) and im doing a project. can i use ur facts and change emm a bit??
recycling
yeaaaa get ready for 2010 we should do all we can for this wonderful world as they sayy :)
please undersatand that we need help
the importance of recycling
if everyone recycles imagine the amount of lives we can save. just one bottle per day can save the environment from 200 year of global and land fills. LETS ALL COME TOGETHER TO HELP OTHER ENVIRONMENT , JUST ONE RECYCLING PER DAY.
GO GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!
A Little Bit More.:)
If we all recycle A LITTLE (or a ton) we can make a difference. Be worried about all these global situations because they ARE ture. So please do a favor to me and everyone else, Reduce,Reuse,&Recycle! Also, dont poulutte the air, use less water. ETC. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! :) Thanks for your time.
Go Green
I think recycling is very important for the future of our generations. I think their should be a law about recycling recycling is very very important.
recycling
I think Recycling is a major part of life. Everyone should be involved in helping out the earth a little because global Warming is already killing this world and we should be worried about that. Keep recycling and we will make this earth better one step at a time
project
In school me and my four bff's are doing a project on recycling. this website was very helpful
recycling
I think recycling is an awesome idea i recycle every chance i get i love this world so i do not want to see it get damaged any more than it already is!
I feel the same way
awww man i feel the same way all for recycling we have to keep this earth safe while while we have the chance!
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awhh, i know right ?
A unique way to help!
How many people use writing paper for school each day? I would think the pages submitted would number in the millions. Many of us turn in papers as drafts, to be evaluated by our teachers and professors. After reading the posts on this site, I had aqn epiphany. I am going to study and learn to become a better writer. I think I owe this to the planet. Imagine how much paper would be saved if every student submitted just one less draft on each of their papers during their school years. The pages saved would in all likelyhood number in the billions per year. Knowledge is power and in this case it saves power and the planet too!
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