The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash every day and about 1.5 tons of solid waste per year.
In 2009, Americans produced enough trash to circle the Earth 24 times.
Over 75% of waste is recyclable, but we only recycle about 30% of it.
We generate 21.5 million tons of food waste each year. If we composted that food, it would reduce the same amount of greenhouse gas as taking 2 million cars off the road.
Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to listen to a full album on your iPod. Recycling 100 cans could light your bedroom for two whole weeks.
Recycling aluminum cans saves 95% of the energy used to make alum cans from new material.
Americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic bottles every hour.
Over 87% of Americans have access to curbside or drop-off paper recycling programs.
In 2009, Americans threw away almost 9 million tons of glass. That could fill enough tractor trailers to stretch from NYC to LA (and back!).
In 2010, paper recycling had increased over 89% since 1990.
If every American recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we could save about 25 million trees each year.
Litter is trashy. Clean up your act - er, neighborhood.
What you can recycle:
Auto:
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Automotive Recycling Center:
Anti-freeze
Brake, transmission fluids, motor oil
Car Batteries
Oil Filters
Tires
Construction:
Bricks
Carpet
Gypsum Drywall
Wood
Electronics:
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Electronics Recycling Center:
CDs
Cell phones
Computers
Computer Monitors
DVDs
DVD players
Ink cartridges
Laptop batteries
Machines
MP3 Players
Stereo equipment
TVs
VCRs
Game consoles; XBox, etc.
Garden:
Christmas trees
Dirt
Fertilizers
Garden Hose
Glass: 90% of recycled glass is used to make new containers.
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Glass Recycling Center:
Beer bottles
Beverage containers
Dishes
Food Jars
Glasses
Mirrors – see: How to: Recycle a broken mirror
Vases
Wine bottles
Hazardous:
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Hazardous Waste Recycling Center:
Fire extinguishers
Latex paint
Light bulbs
Paint
Paint thinners
Pestisides
Pool chemicals
Rechargeable batteries
Household:
Many household items such as toys, furniture, tv’s, etc., can be reused by donating to your local thrift shop or by posting ads on craigslist.org
Appliances
Batteries
Bicycles
Bottle caps
Brita water filter
Cleaners
Chip bags
Clothes
Cooking oil
Cork
Cosmetics
Diapers
Drink pouches
Eye glasses
Fire extinguisher
Furniture
Legos
Mattresses
Medications
Music instruments
Packaging peanuts, foam
Shoes
Smoke alarms
Snack wrappers
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste tubes
Toys
Water
Metal:
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Metal Recycling Center:
Aerosol cans, facts, aerosol products
Aluminum cans
Aluminum foil
Aluminum pie plates
Aluminum trays
Bi-metal cans
Cast iron
Copper
Gold and silver jewelry
Keys
Lead-free solder
Steel
Paper:
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Paper Recycling Center:
Books
Cardboard
Catalogs
Computer paper
Grocery bags
Junk Mail
Magazines
Maps
Newspapers
Phone books
Plastic:
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Plastic Recycling Center:
Credit cards
Gift cards
Grocery bags
Hotel key cards
Library cards
Milk containers
Sandwich, storage bags
Shampoo, lotion, mouthwash, gels bottles
Straws
Utensils; knives, spoons, forks, cups and plates
In 2009, Americans produced enough trash to circle the Earth 24 times.
Over 75% of waste is recyclable, but we only recycle about 30% of it.
We generate 21.5 million tons of food waste each year. If we composted that food, it would reduce the same amount of greenhouse gas as taking 2 million cars off the road.
Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to listen to a full album on your iPod. Recycling 100 cans could light your bedroom for two whole weeks.
Recycling aluminum cans saves 95% of the energy used to make alum cans from new material.
Americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic bottles every hour.
Over 87% of Americans have access to curbside or drop-off paper recycling programs.
In 2009, Americans threw away almost 9 million tons of glass. That could fill enough tractor trailers to stretch from NYC to LA (and back!).
In 2010, paper recycling had increased over 89% since 1990.
If every American recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we could save about 25 million trees each year.
Litter is trashy. Clean up your act - er, neighborhood.
What you can recycle:
Auto:
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Automotive Recycling Center:
Anti-freeze
Brake, transmission fluids, motor oil
Car Batteries
Oil Filters
Tires
Construction:
Bricks
Carpet
Gypsum Drywall
Wood
Electronics:
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Electronics Recycling Center:
CDs
Cell phones
Computers
Computer Monitors
DVDs
DVD players
Ink cartridges
Laptop batteries
Machines
MP3 Players
Stereo equipment
TVs
VCRs
Game consoles; XBox, etc.
Garden:
Christmas trees
Dirt
Fertilizers
Garden Hose
Glass: 90% of recycled glass is used to make new containers.
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Glass Recycling Center:
Beer bottles
Beverage containers
Dishes
Food Jars
Glasses
Mirrors – see: How to: Recycle a broken mirror
Vases
Wine bottles
Hazardous:
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Hazardous Waste Recycling Center:
Fire extinguishers
Latex paint
Light bulbs
Paint
Paint thinners
Pestisides
Pool chemicals
Rechargeable batteries
Household:
Many household items such as toys, furniture, tv’s, etc., can be reused by donating to your local thrift shop or by posting ads on craigslist.org
Appliances
Batteries
Bicycles
Bottle caps
Brita water filter
Cleaners
Chip bags
Clothes
Cooking oil
Cork
Cosmetics
Diapers
Drink pouches
Eye glasses
Fire extinguisher
Furniture
Legos
Mattresses
Medications
Music instruments
Packaging peanuts, foam
Shoes
Smoke alarms
Snack wrappers
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste tubes
Toys
Water
Metal:
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Metal Recycling Center:
Aerosol cans, facts, aerosol products
Aluminum cans
Aluminum foil
Aluminum pie plates
Aluminum trays
Bi-metal cans
Cast iron
Copper
Gold and silver jewelry
Keys
Lead-free solder
Steel
Paper:
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Paper Recycling Center:
Books
Cardboard
Catalogs
Computer paper
Grocery bags
Junk Mail
Magazines
Maps
Newspapers
Phone books
Plastic:
Check out 1-800-Recycing.com to find your Local Plastic Recycling Center:
Credit cards
Gift cards
Grocery bags
Hotel key cards
Library cards
Milk containers
Sandwich, storage bags
Shampoo, lotion, mouthwash, gels bottles
Straws
Utensils; knives, spoons, forks, cups and plates
