Recycling Facts:

• If not recycled, one quart of used motor oil could pollute 250,000 gallons of drinking water.
• Recycling one tone of old paper saves, 7,000 gallons of water or, put another way, every ton of recycled paper requires 7,000 fewer gallons of water to manufacture than virgin paper.
• Every ton of recycled paper requires 4100 KWH less energy than virgin paper to produce.
• Recycling saves energy and reduces air pollution as well as greenhouse gas emissions.
• Half of all polyester carpet made in the United States is made from recycled plastic (PET)
• Recycling the steel from six cars can provide enough steel framing for an entire new house.
• Recycling one glass bottle saves enough electricity to light a 60-watt bulb for four hours.
• Aluminum cans produced in the United States can contain at least 50 percent recycled content.
• Americans represent only five percent of the world's population, but generate 30 percent of the world's garbage.
• Forty percent of all U.S. municipal solid waste consists of paper and paperboard products.
• Each ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees.
• Each ton of recycled paper saves over 3 cubic yards of landfill space.
• The estimated 272 billion aluminum cans reclaimed during the 1980s saved 2 billion feet of landfill space.
• Recycling reduces taxes and landfill fees.
• Making paper from recycled materials results in 74% less air pollution and 35% less water pollution than virgin paper.
• Manufacturing with aluminum scrap saves an estimated 95% in energy costs.
• Manufacturing with copper scrap saves an estimated 85% in energy costs.
• Ninety-nine percent of all beer cans and 97 percent of all soda cans are made of aluminum. American consumers and industry throw away enough aluminum to rebuild the entire United States commercial air fleet every three months.
• Recycling generates jobs and revenue.