Benefits of Recycling

• For every ton of waste paper recycled, 3.3 cubic yard of landfill space is saved.
• Recycling helps extend the life of existing landfill sites and reduces the need to create new landfills.
• Every ton of recycled office paper saves 380 gallons of oil.
• Making new paper from recycled paper uses 30-35% less energy than making paper from trees and it reduces air pollution by 95%.
• The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle will light a 100 watt bulb for four hours.
• Because glass takes so long to decompose, the bottle you throw away today might still be littering the landscape in the year 3000.
• The energy saved from one recycled aluminum can will operate a television set for 3 hours.
• It takes 95% less energy to make aluminum from scrap than from virgin materials.
• Recycling helps to keep collection cost down.
• Reusing material reduces operational cost.