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- RECYCLING ONE TON OF CARDBOARD SAVES 17
TREES, 7-THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER, 11 BARRELS OF OIL, AND
THREE CUBIC YARDS OF LANDFILL SPACE?
- PLASTIC BAGS ACCOUNT FOR 10 PERCENT OF THE
DEBRIS WASHED UP ALONG THE U.S. COASTLINE? HERE IN MAUI
COUNTY, PLASTIC BAGS WILL BE BANNED STARTING ON JANUARY
11TH, 2011.
- NATIONWIDE, LANDFILLS ARE COMPOSED OF
40-PERCENT PAPER – WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN RECYCLED? PAPER
THROWN AWAY IN THE U.S. EACH YEAR COULD BUILD A 12-FOOT HIGH
WALL FROM NEW YORK TO SEATTLE!
- RECYCLED PAPER CAN BE MADE INTO PAPER
TOWELS, NOTEBOOK PAPER, ENVELOPES, COPY PAPER AND OTHER
PAPER PRODUCTS? IT CAN ALSO BE MADE INTO BOXES, COMPOST, AND
EVEN KITTY LITTER!
- REDUCING IF THE FIRST STEP TO RECYCLING?
WHILE YOU’RE SHOPPING, THINK ABOUT THE RECYCLABILITY OF THE
PACKAGING ON THE ITEMS THAT YOU PURCHASE WHILE YOU’RE AT THE
STORE.
- MAKING PAPER FROM RECYCLED PAPER REDUCES
CONTRIBUTION TO AIR POLLUTION BY NINETY-FIVE PERCENT? OR
THAT RECYCLING A 3-FOOT HIGH STACK OF NEWSPAPERS SAVES ONE
TREE?
- RECYCLING A SINGLE ALUMINUM CAN SAVES ENOUGH
ENERGY TO POWER A TV FOR 3 HOURS? OR THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON
COULD RECYCLE MORE THAN 25-THOUSAND ALUMINUM CANS IN A
LIFETIME?
- GLASS CAN BE RECYCLED AN INDEFINITE NUMBER
OF TIMES AND NEVER WEARS OUT? AND MAKING GLASS FROM RECYCLED
MATERIAL CUTS RELATED WATER POLLUTION BY 50-PERCENT?
- RECYCLING ONE GLASS JAR SAVES ENOUGH
ELECTRICITY TO LIGHT A CONVENTIONAL 60-WATT LIGHT BULB FOR
FOUR HOURS….AND AN 11-WATT C-F-L BULB FOR TWENTY HOURS!
- THE PLASTIC RECYCLING INDUSTRY PROVIDES JOBS
FOR MORE THAN 52-THOUSAND AMERICANS? OR THAT FIVE PLASTIC
SODA BOTTLES YIELD ENOUGH FIBER FOR ONE EXTRA LARGE T-SHIRT?
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