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| It's so much easier just to throw everything in the trash, but when we collectively take time to recycle the appropriate materials, we're making a positive impact on our environment, our communities, and our economy. | |
Benefits of Recycling Paper
The process of producing paper from recycled materials in America began in 1690, and today over 60% of the paper used in the US is recovered for recycling. That's not bad, but we can do better, right?
| Benefits of Recycling Glass
Recycling glass helps save energy, conserve natural resources, and is good for the environment; it also pays.
| Benefits of Recycling Plastics
Our Guide to Environmental Issues reports that, according to the Beverage Marketing Corporation, Americans buy 28 billion bottles of water annually, and 70 to 80% of those bottles end up in landfills. In other words, right now we're failing in this recycling department.
| Benefits of Recycling Metal
In an era where jobs are at a premium in the US, the scrap metal recycling industry generated $86 billion and supported 85,000 jobs in 2008--that's just one reason to reuse discarded metal.
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