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Top 10 Reasons to
Recycle
Good For Our Economy - American companies rely on
recycling programs to provide the raw materials they need to
make new products.
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.
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.
Good For The Environment - Recycling requires far
less energy, uses fewer natural resources, and keeps waste from
piling up in landfills.
Saves Energy - Recycling offers significant energy
savings over manufacturing with virgin materials. (Manufacturing
with recycled aluminum cans uses 95% less energy.)
Preserves Landfill Space - No one wants to live
next door to a landfill. Recycling preserves existing landfill
space.
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.
Reduces Water Pollution - Making goods from
recycled materials generates far less water pollution than
manufacturing from virgin materials.
Protects Wildlife - Using recycled materials
reduces the need to damage forests, wetlands, rivers and other
places essential to wildlife.
Creates New Demand - Recycling and buying recycled
products creates demand for more recycled products, decreasing
waste and helping our economy.
Sources:
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US Environmental
Protection Agency
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Zero Waste
California
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Earth 911
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American Forest and Paper Association
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National
Recycling Coalition
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What’s the problem?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the world population is
expanding at a mind-boggling rate. The world reached 1 billion
people in 1800; 2 billion by 1922; and over 6 billion by 2000. It
is estimated that the population will swell to over 9 billion by
2050. That means that if the world’s natural resources were evenly
distributed, people in 2050 will only have 25% of the resources
per capita that people in 1950 had.
The world has a fixed amount of natural resources - some of which
are already depleted. So as population growth greatly strains our
finite resources, there are fewer resources available. If we
intend to leave our children and grandchildren with the same
standard of living we have enjoyed, we must preserve the
foundation of that standard of living. We save for college
educations, orthodontia, and weddings, but what about saving clean
air, water, fuel sources and soil for future generations?
Some of the greatest threats to future resources come from things
we throw away everyday. Paper products such as flyers, mailers,
envelopes and postcards are just some of the things that your
company or organization contributes to this problem. Some of these
items are covered with printing and ink chemicals that may, if
sent to a local landfill, leak through the bottom barrier and
pollute the groundwater. This can contaminate everything from the
soil in which our food grows, to the water which will eventually
come out of aquifers and into our tap water. Many of these
chemicals cannot be removed from the drinking water supply, nor
from the crops that are harvested from contaminated fields.
Throwing away items that could be recycled diminishes energy,
water and natural resources that could be saved by recycling.
Did you know...
For every ton of paper that is recycled, the following is saved:
7,000 gallons of water; 380 gallons of oil; and enough electricity
to power an average house for six months. You can run a TV for six
hours on the amount of electricity that is saved by recycling one
aluminum can.
By recycling just one glass bottle, you save enough electricity to
power a 100-watt bulb for four hours.
The more we throw away, the more space we take up in landfills.
When a landfill becomes a “landfull”, taxpayers have to build a
new one. The less we throw away, the longer our landfills will
last. The amount of taxpayer money we save by extending the
longevity of our landfills is an important community benefit.
For more details or to start your company Going Green contact our
creative staff at at 831.920.2671.
Benefits of a Website:
Reduce waste and protect the environment.
With
an online presence, you can tell your whole story, post articles,
videos and much more, thus reducing paper, ink and other hazardous
materials.
Validate your image.
A website creates a professional image.
Expand a broader
target audience.
You can reach a fast growing global
market and expand your
target audience and attract more potential customers with proper
search engine optimization and advertising programs.
Sell Products and Services
online. Your website acts as a 24/365 shop
window to your products and
services. While you sleep it is still working.
Leverage
Advertising Dollars.
With our search engine optimization services, our goal is to
validate genuine customers searching for your product
or service,
minimizes your effort to find them.
Operational
efficiency.
Refer customers to your website rather than send out literature,
saving on stationary, time and postage.
Creative
Online Solutions
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