11 Facts about Recycling

1.  The average American uses 650 pounds of paper each year – 100 million tons of wood could be saved each year if all that paper was recycled. 2.  Americans use 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour. 3.  A typical family consumes 182 gallons of soda, 29 gallons of juice, 104 gallons of milk, and [...]

Why recycle aluminum?

 A used aluminum can is recycled and back on the grocery shelf as a new can, in as little as 60 days. That’s closed loop recycling at its finest! Used aluminum beverage cans are the most recycled item in the U.S., but other types of aluminum, such as siding, gutters, car components, storm window frames, [...]

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