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Did You Know?

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

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

Recycling 1 plastic bottle…

  • Powers a computer for 25 minutes

Recycling 1 ton of mixed paper saves…

  • 17 trees
  • 4200 kilowatt hours of electricity

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

Source: www.nova.edu/gogreen