How random when you come across a comic that embodies the subject your talking about. If humans just did our part to take care of the only planet we have, we'd be a lot better off.
Did you know?
Every 10 aluminum or steel cans recycled saves 4 pounds of carbon.
Every 10 glass bottles recycles saves 3 pounds of carbon.
If you recycle newspapers, you could save 50 pounds of carbon a year.
If offices recycled, they could reduce the waste they send to landfills by 50%--a savings of 33 million tons--which is enough to save 561 million trees.
Every 3 months, Americans put enough aluminum cans in landfills to rebuild America's entire commercial air fleet.
In the average person's lifetime, they have the opportunity to recycle more than 25,000 cans.
You can power a TV for 3 hours by recycling 1 aluminum can.
Each year, Americans throw away enough office paper to build a 12 foot high wall of paper from New York to Seattle.
Making paper from recycled paper reduces contributions to air pollution by 95%.
Recycling a 3 foot tall stack of newspapers saves a tree.
Glass can be recycled an indefinite number of times.
Making glass from recycled materials cuts related water pollution by 50%.
By recycling 1 glass jar you can save enough electricity to light a conventional 60-watt bulb for 4 hours, or an 11-watt CFL (compact fluorescent light-bulb)for 20 hours.
Top 10 Reason to Recycle brought to you by the National Recycling Coalition
America Recycles Day 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 For The 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. Reduces Water Pollution
Making goods from recycled materials generates far less water pollution than manufacturing from virgin materials.
9. Protects Wildlife
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.
Informative post! I wish all of the recycle-resistant folks I know would read these stats.
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