Never Refuse to Reuse

October 3, 2020

By Raymond Edwards, Jr

You can help people Recycling. When you recycle, you help save energy and resources and reduce pollution. Recycling 1 ton of paper can save 17 trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 2 barrels of oil, and 4,000 kilowatts of electricity. The energy that you save can power 1 home for 5 months. The average family uses 6 trees worth of paper each year.

Recycling is easy! You don't need to scrub those plastic and glass containers with soap and water to make them clean enough to salvage. Just taking a moment to give them a rinse will ensure that they end up getting processed. Remember to put the right recyclables in the recycling container and non-recyclables into garbage containers. Recyclables with the greatest impact are bottles, cans, paper and cardboard.