Recycling Facts

Did You Know?
I got this info from my local Solid Waste Authority. They handle our recycling.

Did you know?

Recycling a stack of newspaper 3 ½ feet tall saves one tree from being cut down.

Every Sunday it takes 75,000 trees just to print the New York Times newspaper.

Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run your TV for three hours.

The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle could operate a 100-watt light bulb for four hours.

EVERYDAY, the SWA gets 5 million pounds of garbage. This is enough to cover an entire football field nine feet high.

Americans go through 2.5 million plastic bottles every HOUR.

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

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