- For every 1 ton of plastic that is recycled we save the equivalent of 2 people's energy use for 1 year.
- Glass takes up to 4000 years to decompose in a landfill yet can be recycled indefinitely.
- The Hershey Company in the US produces about 80,000,000 kisses each day using over 500 square miles of
aluminum to wrap them in; this material is recyclable and most of it ends up in the trash rather than the recycle bin.
- Every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees.
- The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to light a light bulb for four hours.
- In North America 2,500,000 plastic bottles are thrown away every hour.
- A single quart of motor oil, if disposed of improperly, can contaminate up to 2,000,000 gallons of fresh water.
- Every month, we throw out enough glass bottles and jars to fill up a giant skyscraper. All of these jars are recyclable.
- On average, it costs $30 per ton to recycle trash, $50 to send it to the landfill, and $65 to $75 to incinerate it.