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Environmental
Awareness & Recycling
2009-2010
Facts
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The normal faucet flow is around 3-5
gallons of water per minute.
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Showers can account for up to 32% of home
water use.
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240-260 million tires are discarded every
year in the United States.
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Polystyrene foam is completely
non-biodegradable. In simple terms, the foam
cup you throw away today will still be sitting there 500 years from now.
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When motor oil is not
disposed of properly, it can seep into the ground and contaminate our
drinking water. Just one quart of motor oil can pollute 250,000 gallons
of drinking water.
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An aluminum can that is not recycled will
still litter the earth almost 500 years later.
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The average office worker throws away
around 180 lbs. of recyclable paper every year.
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Hot dogs lasts more
than 10 years in a landfill.
- 63% of the trash that people throw away can
be recycled.
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Americans throw away
enough aluminum every three months to rebuild our entire commercial air
fleet.
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Items to recycle: |
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How to prepare them: |
Aluminum, Steel
and Tin Cans |
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Lightly rinse and dry
all cans. |
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Newspapers |
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Fold newspapers and
place in brown paper bags or bundle with
string into one-foot stacks. |
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Glass |
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Rinse and remove metal
or plastic rims and lids. Sort by color:
brown, green and clear |
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Plastics |
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Rinse and separate by
number. |
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Corrugated Cardboard |
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Break down boxes. |
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Office
Paper |
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Separate into white,
colored and glossy stacks. Remove sticky tabs and paper clips. |
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Motor
Oil |
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Collect in containers
no larger than 5 gallons. |
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Tires |
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No more than 5 per
year are accepted from individuals. |
Last Updated:
July 29, 2009 |
