We PayPer Paper, Recycle and Save (The World)
February 12th, 2008 Posted in Climate / Human habitat, Ecology, Work/life balance
According to paperrecycles.org:
“In 2006, a record 53.4 percent of the paper consumed in the U.S. (53.5 million tons) was recovered for recycling. Paper recovery now averages 360 pounds for each man, woman, and child in the United States. “
The American Forests & Paper Association (AF&P) is proud of this feat, but paper continues to comprise more than 40% of waste created by Americans today, according to Carnegie Mellon University’s Green Practices site. AF&P hopes to increase the amount the percentage of paper recycling to 55% by 2012. This should be easy, since 86% of Americans have access to curbside or drop-off recycling programs. If you currently do not use a curbside pick-up, which costs around $2 a week, locate your local drop-off center. If your office does not currently recycle, visit A Guide to Recycling at Work. Finally, for easy to read recycling information for children, click here!
When it comes to the financial end of things, if we could recycling 100% of our paper goods, we would be nearly doubling the life of our landfills, saving taxpayers millions…in dollars and good sense.
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