Recycling helps the economy
If you don't already recycle - and you know who you are - here is one good reason you should start today. Recycling helps the economy.
For every 10,000 tons of waste we generate, 36 jobs are created to recycle the mess, according to RecycleBank, a company that pays residents in 13 states for their recyclables. (I blogged about them once before.) The same amount of trash creates just one job if it is burned and 6 jobs if it is tossed into a landfill.
RecycleBank provides these nifty facts:
+ A lot of what you throw away could be recycled, about 75% actually.
+ According to a 2007 Harris Poll, about 25% of Americans do not recycle at all at home. 62-and-over adults are leading the pack.
+ Our current recycling rate saves 5 billion gallons of gasoline, which reduced our dependence on foreign oil by 114 million barrels. How much less gasoline we would need if we recycled more?
+ Buying used goods and items made from recycled products is another way to...
...recycle.
Here are 10 things you can recycle:
1. Aluminum
2. PET Plastic Bottles
3. Newspaper
4. Corrugated Cardboard
5. Steel Cans
6. HDPE Plastic Bottles
7. Glass Containers
8. Magazines
9. Mixed Paper-including junk mail, phone books, and envelopes with windows
10. Computers, Cell Phones, TV's
Here is a list of more things you can recycle. This handy info comes just in time for America Recycles Day on November 15.
If you are lucky enough to live in one of the 13 states RecycleBank operates in, including PA, NJ, NY, MA, VT, VA, DE, CT, NE, MN, SD, OH, and TX, you may get paid to recycle!
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Daily News staff writer Julia Scott loves to find bargains on everything from groceries to Gucci. Her tips will help keep your hard earned cash where it belongs - in your pocket.
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