RECYCLING
RECYCLING
"ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF RECYCLING"
The energy saved from recycling one aluminum can will operate a television set for three hours.
By recycling one glass bottle, you can save enough electricity to light a 100 watt bulb for 4 hours.
Recycling one ton of paper:
Saves 463 gallons of oil
Saves 7,000 gallons of water
Saves 17 trees
Saves 4,100 kilowatt hours of energy
Saves 3 cubic yards of landfill space
Makes 60 pounds less of air pollution
Reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 850 pounds per year