Fun Recycling Facts
There are many fun facts about recycling.
Here are a number of fun and interesting recycling facts:
- It takes 80-100 years for an aluminum can to decompose (break down) in a landfill.
- Aluminum cans can be recycled into: soda cans, pie plates, license plates, thumbtacks, aluminum foil, and many other items.
- Recycling one aluminum can can save enough energy to power a tv for up to three hours.
- In the year 2000, 13,500 aluminum cans were recycled every minute in California.
- Glass takes over 1,000,000 (one million) years to decompose in a landfill.
- Glass can be recycled into jars, jewelry, bottles, dishes, drinking glasses, coffee mugs and many other items.
- It can take up to 700 years for plastic to decompose (break down) in a landfill.
- PET plastic can be recycled into: clothing, fiberfill for sleeping bags, toys, stuffed animals, rulers and more.
If you know a fun recycling fact, please share it!
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recycling tips
you have got to stop using plastic bags stop throwing them away.recycle them not throw them away.we kids care about the earth.we dont want the landfill to grow and grow we want it to go away and stay away.here are some tips that would help
if you recycle one plastic bottle it would save enough energy for you to power a 60watt lightbulb for 3 hours.you could also pass down your cloths to other people.like realtives but i dont recomend makeup because it will give them dieasies.
if you recycle one pop can you could power a tv for 3 hours.
just dont sit there and watch tv get out and play that also goes for the computer.get up and recylce.I made a commetment and so can you.so stop the use of plastic bags buy you a bag thats black and never use a plastic bag ever again. wow i never typed this much before back to the point just remeber reduce reuse recycle and when you do thows things you can get appricated and amazing things can happen to you the people aroung you and the whole world. then you could think to yourself and think what a wonderful thing you did this is kayla reporting from carthage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where
where can we recycle aluminum cans ???
Klara Jones
* 1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours.
* 1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.
* 1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours.
* 70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw materials.
Everyone together
If you can gather all the cans in your local business or building they are worth money!!!! Do it with permission and the money could be yours!!!!
save momma earth!
so many people say that recycling pollutes the earth but it doesnt. they just make up excuses to not recycle because theyre fat and lazy! its not that hard...it takes like 10 seconds at the most to throw a bottle in the recycling can, and its not gonna kill you if you turn the water faucet off when you brush your teeth. think people!
recycle please for the earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am doing a report on this topic and i have found amazing facts. Everyone should recycle at least try it. The people that don't its like saying do you want to live? It's sad how mant animals dies from one plasic bag. I found that a whale dies from one little plasic bag. Please recycle and save the animals and your life.
RECYCLE!
about 80% of what americans throw away is recyclable, but only 28% is recycled!!!!
i love this website
this website has taught me alot...i learned to recycle and learned facts
Check out this cool fact
each ton of paper saves up to 185 gallons of gasoline
Recycling clothes and make up
U guys and grrls can recycle by giving siblings or neighbors hand me downs and grrls u cud give ur eyeshadow, lipstick, blush etc. to siblings or neighbors
oh and shoes
The problem with the makeup
The problem with the makeup thing is that that can transmit diseases.
that is true..that is why i
that is true..that is why i dont wear any makeup
by handing down make up,
by handing down make up, especially eye shadow or lip gloss or something that is close to a bodily fulid, not the smartess idea. you could end up getting that person a disease. clothes shouldnt b a prob if it's not like underwear. . .that's unsanitary.
tv
If you recycle just 1 can that's 15 minutes!
Question??????
Is it true that 3/6 plastic botles that you put in the recycling bin go to the dump instead of all of them going to the recycling plant?
no it is not true. they dont
no it is not true. they dont go to the dump
It's actually 75% that goes
It's actually 75% that goes to the recycling thing and obvz 25% that goes to the dump.
I don't know the answer,
but 3/6 is the same as 1/2...
Actually
it is more like 36/72...
going green
i love going green by going green you help your home.
Goodwill Recycling
Did you know that you can also recycle things like furniture, appliances, clothing, carpets and cell phones?
All you have to do is donate them to your local thrift store such as Goodwill, and then they will go to another happy owner!
Fun Facts
Around 630 steel cans are recycled every second.
going green
If you at least recycle a little bit that will still help the environment a lot!
We need to spend less time
We need to spend less time just coming out with "green" products and start actually educating our consumers with these statistics. These are very alarming and very informative.
Did You know Stopping junk
Did You know Stopping junk mail can save 150,000 trees annually?
recycling plastic and other
Recycling plastic and other recyclable materials helps reduce those things in landfills.
fast fact
Introduced just over 25 years ago, the ugly truth about our plastic bag addiction is that society's consumption rate is now estimated at well over 5 billion plastic bags annually, or almost 1 million per minute!
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