- where does our garbage go?
- Until now, America has taken the cheapest
option of waste disposal to simply dump in landfills and bury. The results are polluted
water, air, and soil.
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- what is recycling?
- "To recover useful materials from
household trash; to use again instead of discarding; to recondition and adapt to a new
use." [Webster's Dictionary]
Modern technology can transform most all recyclables into useable products.
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- why do we need to recycle?
- "Americans throw out 15 times their own
weight in trash each year or about 3/4 of a ton for every person. Each day the United
States generates over 600,000 tons of garbage. It is enough to fill about 60,000 garbage
trucks or to load up an armada of ocean going garbage barges." Recyclable containers
and packaging waste account for over half of this. [How to Make the World a Better Place,
by Jeffrey Hollander]
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- how do I sort my recyclables for pickup?
- Click here for
sorting instructions.
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- who does recycling benefit?
- Everyone and everything...today and
tomorrow!
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