Did you know …

· 1/3^rd of what you buy ends up in the garbage

· Only about 1/10^th of all solid garbage gets recycled

· An average person creates 4.39 pounds of trash per day and up to 56 tons of trash per year

· The U.S. throws away enough trash to fill 63,000 garbage trucks

· The state of Texas could be shrink-wrapped with the amount of plastic film that Americans throw out

· Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour

Recycling Works

· 1,500 aluminum cans are recycled every second in the U.S. and thereby reducing the energy used to make a can from ore further producing less water and air pollution

· Paper recycling increased annually by the average American from approximately 301lbs in 1995 to 329lbs in 1996

· Recycling one ton of cardboard saves over 9 cubic yards of landfill space

· 60% of the world’s lead supply comes from recycled batteries

· Producing recycled white paper creates 74% less air pollutants, 35% less water pollutants and 75% less processing energy than producing paper from virgin fibers.

Disclaimer:  Only reputable sources were used to compile the above list but USA Environmental Resource Mgt.Svcs., Inc. cannot verify the accuracy of the above statements.