This document discusses the importance of recycling and provides tips for how to recycle. It notes that Americans generated 251 million tons of trash in 2006, with a per capita disposal rate of 4.6 pounds per person daily. The top 10 most commonly recyclable items are listed. Recycling these items can reduce up to 90% of waste going to landfills. The document also lists 10 reasons why recycling is beneficial, such as helping the economy, creating jobs, reducing waste and pollution, and preserving landfill space. It encourages readers to start recycling to help reduce waste.

1. Savingour Mountains,Valleys
andOceansfromWaste
Why everyone should recycle
By: ShaneWoolum

2. AccordingtotheEPAAmericans
generated251milliontonsof
trashin2006,themostrecent
yearforwhichtheEnvironmental
ProtectionAgency(EPA)has
data.
Our per capita trash
disposal rate was 4.6
pounds per person,
per day.

3. According to care2.com the ten most important items
that people throw away but can be recycled easy
are:
1 Aluminum
2 Plastic bottles
3 Newspaper
4 Corrugated Cardboard
5 Steel Cans
6 High density polyethylene plastic bottles
7 Glass Containers
8Magazines
9 Mixed Paper
10 Computers
Simply setting aside these items and placing them in
recycling containers can reduce nearly 90% 0f waste
that goes into landfills.

4. How I
recycle
and you
can too
 In our home as well
as in my apartment
we have two trash
cans one for the
recyclables and one
for the trash. Here
locally you can
combine all of the
recyclables in one
container which
makes life really
easy.

5. When you
choose to
recycle you can
eliminatenine
out of the ten
things that end
up in our landfills
atop mountains
and buried in the
valleys.
Nearly two and a half million tons of waste from
electronic devices in 2010 alone could easily
have been recycled.

6. 1. Good For Our Economy- American companies rely on recycling programs to provide the raw materials they need
to make new products.
2. Creates Jobs- Recycling in the U.S. is a $236 billion a year industry. More than 56,000 recycling and reuse
enterprises employ 1.1 million workers nationwide.
3. Reduces Waste-The average American discards seven and a half pounds of garbage every day. Most of this
garbage goes into to landfills, where it's compacted and buried.
4. Good ForThe Environment- Recycling requires far less energy, uses fewer natural resources, and keeps waste
from piling up in landfills.
5. Saves Energy -Recycling offers significant energy savings over manufacturing with virgin materials.
(Manufacturing with recycled aluminum cans uses 95% less energy.)
6. Preserves Landfill Space- No one wants to live next door to a landfill. Recycling preserves existing landfill space.
7. Prevents Global Warming- In 2000, recycling of solid waste prevented the release of 32.9 million metric tons of
carbon equivalent (MMTCE, the unit of measure for greenhouse gases) into the air.
8. ReducesWater Pollution- Making goods from recycled materials generates far less water pollution than
manufacturing from virgin materials.
9. ProtectsWildlife- Using recycled materials reduces the need to damage forests, wetlands, rivers and other
places essential to wildlife.
10. Creates New Demand- Recycling and buying recycled products creates demand for more recycled products,
decreasing waste and helping our economy.2.5.
Why each and every person should recycle.

7. Join me and
nearly 50% of
Americans who
are helping start
the reduction of
waste material
that can be
recycled and
reused .