Why Recycling Benefits Us All
Using recycled materials as raw materials to make new products saves a significant amount of energy. Here’s how much these materials save compared to their virgin counterparts.
Recycled newspaper uses 40% less energy.
Recycled glass uses 40% less energy.
Recycled steel uses 60% less energy.
Recycled plastic uses 70% less energy.
Recycled aluminum uses 95% less energy.
Every ton of paper made from recycled materials saves 17 trees, 6.953 gallons of water, 463 gallons of oil, 587 pounds of air pollution, 3.06 cubic yards of landfill space, and 4,077 kilowatt hours of energy.
Using recycled materials means we can log fewer forests, mine fewer metals, and drill for less oil.
Every ton of newspaper or mixed paper recycled saves the equivalent of 12 trees.
Every ton of office paper recycled saves the equivalent of 24 trees.
Every ton of steel recycled conserves 2,500 pounds of iron ore, 1,400 pounds of coal, and 120 pounds of limestone.
The national recycling rate of 30% reduces greenhouse gas emissions by as much as removing nearly 25 million cars from the road.
We have all heard environmentalists harping on the good of biodegradable products for years now. New research is beginning to show that these products just might not live up to their green billing.
Most of us believe that recycling is ethically the right thing to do. But sadly, we all seem to have friends, family, and acquaintances that do not recycle.
Everyone should recycle when possible, but not everyone makes the effort. Here are five great reasons we should all recycle!
Everyone should recycle when possible, but not everyone does. Here are the five best reasons we should all recycle!
We all know there is a major problem with all those plastic water bottles that go unrecycled in the world. They just end up in landfills needlessly. Did you know how much energy it takes now to produce that bottled water though?