Top Reasons ToTop Reasons To RECYCLERECYCLE

from Fco Javier Ruizfrom Fco Javier Ruiz

1. 1. Recycling saves trees.Recycling saves trees.

• Half the Earth's forests are gone, and Half the Earth's forests are gone, and up to 95 percent of the original forest up to 95 percent of the original forest area in the U.S. has been cut down.area in the U.S. has been cut down.

2. 2. Recycling protects Recycling protects wildlife habitat and wildlife habitat and biodiversitybiodiversity . .• Using recycled materials reduces the Using recycled materials reduces the

need to extract natural resources need to extract natural resources such as timber, crude petroleum and such as timber, crude petroleum and mineral ores.mineral ores.

3. 3. Recycling reduces the Recycling reduces the use of toxic chemicalsuse of toxic chemicals . .

• Making products from already refined Making products from already refined waste materials reduces -- and often waste materials reduces -- and often avoids altogether -- the need.avoids altogether -- the need.

4. 4. Recycling helps curb Recycling helps curb global warming.global warming.

• Recycling one ton of glass results in Recycling one ton of glass results in energy savings of more than 300% energy savings of more than 300% and lowers carbon dioxide emissions and lowers carbon dioxide emissions by 3.46 tons.by 3.46 tons.

5. 5. Recycling reduces water Recycling reduces water pollution.pollution.

• Turning trees into paper is the most Turning trees into paper is the most waterintensive industrial process in waterintensive industrial process in the United States. the United States.

6. 6. Recycling reduces the Recycling reduces the need for landfills.need for landfills.

• Toxic pollution from landfills --Toxic pollution from landfills --including cyanide, dioxins, mercury, including cyanide, dioxins, mercury, methane, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric methane, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and lead.acid and lead.

7. 7. Recycling reduces the Recycling reduces the need for incinerators.need for incinerators.

• Municipal waste incinerators spew Municipal waste incinerators spew out all kinds of air pollutants, and are out all kinds of air pollutants, and are often located in urban often located in urban neighborhoods.neighborhoods.

8. 8. Recycling creates jobs Recycling creates jobs and promotes economic and promotes economic development.development.

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10. REMEMBER(part two)10. REMEMBER(part two)

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