Fun Facts About Recycling
- Recycling one ton of cardboard can free up 9 cubic yards of landfill space.
- Every year in the U.S. about 100 billion cardboard boxes are manufactured.
- In America about 2.5 million plastic bottles are trashed every hour.
- Every year, there is enough plastic thrown away to circle the earth four times.
- Out of all the plastic bottles produced only 23% are ever recycled.
- Did you know that it takes 1,000 years for plastic bags to decompose?
- Aluminum cans are so quick to recycle that from moment its recycled it is back on the grocery shelf within 60 days.
- Every ton of glass recycled into a new glass saves 694 lb of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere.
- Every year, more than 28 billion glass bottles are thrown away. Which accumulates to enough glass that will fill up 2 Empire State buildings every 3 weeks.
- If you recycle only one glass bottle it can preserve enough energy to maintain a 100W lightbulb for about 4 hours.
- Did you know glass is 100% recyclable? It can be recycled infinitely and not lose its purity or quality.
- In office settings about 70% of the waste is primarily paper.
- Did you know recycling only one ton of paper can save 7,000 gallons of water?
- Every holiday season, Americans add an additional 5 tons of waste.
- About 75% of American waste is recyclable, but only 30% is ever recycled.
