Posts Tagged paper recycling
Posted by admin on October 19, 2015
Source: Recycle Across America Recycling Facts Currently less than 35% of households and less than 10% of businesses in the U.S. recycle. (EPA 2011) Those levels have barely improved in 15 years despite billions of dollars spent on competitions, symposiums, awareness campaigns and sorting technologies. The experience at the bin needs to be improved for […]
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Posted by admin on October 14, 2015
Business Recycling Source: Business Recycling Why Recycle? Paper recycling is commonplace in most offices today and creates meaningful environmental savings. Manufacturing paper and cardboard products from recycled material not only conserves trees, it also uses up to 50% less energy and 90% less water than making them from raw materials. Plus for every 100 reams […]
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Posted by admin on October 22, 2014
Paper and Cardboard Recycling Paper and Cardboard Recycling Facts Recycling one ton of paper saves up to 31 trees, 4,000 kWh of energy, 1.7 barrels (270 litres) of oil, 10.2 million Btu’s of energy, 26,000 litres of water and 3.5 cubic metres of landfill space. Burning that same ton of paper would generate about 750 […]
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Posted by admin on July 23, 2014
11 Facts About Recycling 1. The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash every day and about 1.5 tons of solid waste per year. 2. Americans make more than 200 million tons of garbage each year, enough to fill Busch Stadium from top to bottom twice a day. Next time you’re at a […]
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