Recycling Fun Facts and Tips

Newspaper

Recycling 100 lbs. or a 36 inch stack of newspaper saves...

• 73 kilowatt hours of electricity
• About 14% of the average residential electric bill
• Enough to light a 100-watt bulb more than 700 hours
• 2 gallons of gasoline

Glass Containers

Recycling 100 lbs. of glass...

• Saves 29 kilowatt hours of electricity
• Lights a 100-watt bulb for 290 hours
• Plays a radio 3 hours a day for 4 months

Plastic

Recycling 1 plastic bottle...

• Powers a computer for 25 minutes

Mixed Paper

Recycling 1 ton of mixed paper saves...

• 17 trees
• 4200 kilowatt hours of electricity

Aluminum Cans

Recycling 1 lb. or 26 aluminum cans…

• Saves ¾ gallon of gasoline
• Lights a 100 watt bulb for 290 hours
• Plays a radio for 3 hours a day for 4 months