Recycling

Recycling saves energy, reduce raw material extraction and combats climate change.

Other recycling facts:

• Every American makes about four (4) pounds of garbage daily.
• Every month Americans throw away enough glass bottles and jars to fill up a giant skyscraper (like the Empire State Building).
• Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours.
• Recycling one (1)-ton (approximately 2,000 pounds) of paper saves seventeen (17) trees, two (2) barrels of oil (enough to run the average car for 1,260 miles), 4,100 Kilowatts of energy (enough to power the average home for six (6) months) 3.2 Cubic-yards of landfill, and sixty (60) pounds of pollution.

Color classification of recycling

Blue – Paper

Green – Glass

Yellow – Metal

Red – Plastic

The recycling process

1.             Collection: In the first step of the recycling process, the recycling materials are collected.
2.       Processing: Once cleaned and sorted, the recyclables are processed to retrieve the raw materials, and the raw materials are then used in manufacturing recycled content products.
3.       Purchasing Recycled Products: The third step involves purchasing recycled products. This third step completes the recycling loop.