Each person in America generates approximately 4.4 pounds (2kg) of municipal solid waste per day (and Coloradoans generate more than a third more than this amount averaging 6.88 pounds per day per person. (Colorado Association For Recycling, 2003).- Between 1990 and 1996 the recycling of steel food containers resulted in a costs savings of nearly 19 million BTU’s of energy and produced $57 million worth of material. (Office for the Federal Environmental Executive, 1998)
- Recycling aluminum uses 95% less energy than producing aluminum from raw material. (Office for the Federal Environmental Executive, 1998).
- Recycling old paper instead of using new timber to produce paper uses 60% less energy.
- The energy saved from recycling steel each year alone is enough to power the City of Los Angeles for eight years.
- 2nd Green Revolution
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