What is Recycling? : What is Recycling? 7 Benefits of Recycling
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110 Years of Recycling : 110 Years of Recycling 110 years after the first recycling plant was established, the
U.S. has one of the highest recycling rates in the world,
today.
U.S. Recycling Rate (1960 – 2008) : U.S. Recycling Rate (1960 – 2008)
55 Percent : 55 Percent of the 250 million tons of solid waste we produce each
year in the U.S. end up in our landfills!
What is recycling? : What is recycling? Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Reduce means… : Reduce means… Decreasing unnecessary and wasteful purchases
Decreasing the volume of waste
Decreasing pollutants
Reuse means… : Reuse means… Taking care of our stuff
Repurposing
Donating
Upcycling
Buy Recycled : Buy Recycled Products made from recycled materials
Make it truly recycling
Close the loop
It’s not recycling… : It’s not recycling… …if no one buys or makes use of the end
(recycled) product.
Recycling is a process. : Recycling is a process. Collection and Segregation
Processing and Remanufacturing
Purchase and Use
Recycling Benefits… : Recycling Benefits… You
Society
Environment
7 Benefits of Recycling : 7 Benefits of Recycling Financial Benefit
Conservation of Resources
Energy savings
Community Building
Jobs creation
Strong economy
Environmental Protection
Financial Benefits : Financial Benefits Make money selling recyclables
Community Financial Benefits
Resources Conservation : Resources Conservation Throwing away a single aluminum can, versus recycling it, is like pouring out six ounces of gasoline.
Last year, Americans recycled enough aluminum cans to conserve the energy equivalent to more than
15 million barrels of oil.
1 million tons of steel recycled saves… : 1 million tons of steel recycled saves… 1.3 million tons of iron ore
718,000 tons of coal
62,000 tons of limestone.
Recycling Saves Energy : Recycling Saves Energy It requires more energy to manufacture a brand new aluminum can than it does to recycle 20 aluminum cans.
Recycling Builds Community : Recycling Builds Community People work together
Communicate
Share ideas
Support each other
Recycling Creates Jobs : Recycling Creates Jobs 10,000 tons of waste:
Incinerated, creates 1 job
Landfilled, creates 6 jobs
Recycled, creates 36 jobs!
Recycling helps build a strong Economy : Recycling helps build a strong Economy Lower waste management costs
Cheaper production materials
Energy Savings
Jobs Creation
Recycling helps protect the Environment : Recycling helps protect the Environment Reduced contamination risk from landfills
Reduced pollution
Reduced environmental impact from mining or extracting fresh raw materials.
Cleaner air… : Cleaner air… 82 million tons of waste recycled in 2006 is
equivalent to taking 39 million cars off the
road for one full year!
Recycling is a choice : Recycling is a choice The plastic bottle, paper scrap, or used cell phone won’t recycle itself…
It’s up to YOU to make that choice to recycle.
Recycling is a way of life : Recycling is a way of life Once you make the choice to recycle…
And stick to that choice everyday…
Recycling becomes second nature – a way of life.
Let’s all recycletoday… : Let’s all recycletoday…
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