Re: 21 Facts About Recycling That Should Get You To Start Thinking About The Environment
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 5:41 pm
8. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to listen to a full album on your iPod.
9. Recycling one ton of plastic can save up to 2,000 gallons of gasoline.
10. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for 2 hours.
11. 14 billion pounds of garbage are dumped into the ocean every year. Most of it is plastic.
12. Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees.
13. In Finland, 9 out of 10 plastic bottles are returned for recycling and almost 100% of glass bottles are also recycled.
14. The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash every day and about 1.5 tons of solid waste per year.
9. Recycling one ton of plastic can save up to 2,000 gallons of gasoline.
10. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for 2 hours.
11. 14 billion pounds of garbage are dumped into the ocean every year. Most of it is plastic.
12. Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees.
13. In Finland, 9 out of 10 plastic bottles are returned for recycling and almost 100% of glass bottles are also recycled.
14. The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash every day and about 1.5 tons of solid waste per year.