Recycle — Save Energy, Resources and the Environment

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We all know that recycling is necessary to reduce waste and save natural resources, but did you know it also saves energy? Making goods from recycled materials uses less energy than making them from raw materials.

Recycling a pound of steel saves enough energy to light a 60-watt light bulb for 26 hours. Recycling a ton of glass saves the equivalent of nine gallons of fuel oil. Recycling aluminum cans saves 95% of the energy required to produce aluminum from bauxite. Recycling paper cuts energy usage in half.*

And when you recycle that bottle or can, you’re cutting greenhouse gas emissions and fighting global warming in two ways. Slashing energy use reduces emissions from power plants, and reducing waste cuts methane emissions from landfills.

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* source: http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/efficiency/savingenergy.html