SIGNIFICANT WAYS THAT RECYCLING CAN HELP THE WORLD

RECYCLING ONE ALUMINIUM CAN SAVES ENOUGH

ENERGY TO LISTEN TO ONE FULL ALBUM

ON YOUR IPOD

6 BILLION KILOGRAMS (14 BILLION POUNDS) OF

GARBAGE ARE DUMPED INTO THE OCEAN EVERY

DAY AND MOST OF IT IS PLASTIC

IF YOU DON'T DISPOSE OF MOTOR OIL PROPERLY,

ONLY 1 GALLON COULD CONTAMINATE UP TO

2 MILLION GALLONS OF FRESH WATER

RECYCLING ALUMINIUM SAVES 95% OF THE COST OF

PRODUCING NEW ALUMINIUM

A RECYCLED ALUMINIUM CAN FINDS ITS WAY BACK

TO A STORE SHELF AFTER JUST 60 DAYS

IN GERMANY, THE DOGGONE PROJECT RECYCLES

DECEASED PETS INTO FERTILIZER

THE CIA BURNS CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS TO HEAT WATER

ONE TON OF RECYCLED PAPER SAVES 683 GALLONS

OF OIL, 7000 GALLONS OF WATER, AND NEARLY

4 CUBIC METRES OF SPACE IN A LANDFILL

27,000 TREES ARE CUT DOWN EVERY DAY FOR

TOILET PAPER. BY RECYCLING MORE OF THAT

TOILET PAPER, A GOOD NUMBER OF TREES

COULD BE SAVED