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Recycling one million laptops saves the energy equivalent to the electricity used by more than 3,500 US homes in a year.

 

Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to listen to a full album on your iPod. Recycling 100 cans could light your bedroom for two whole weeks.

 

In 2010, paper recycling had increased over 89% since 1990.

 

If every American recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we could save about 25 million trees each year.

 

Using recycled materials to make new products saves energy and other resources, reduces greenhouse gases and industrial pollution, and curbs deforestation and damage to ecosystems.

 

Recycling one glass bottle or jar saves enough electricity to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours.

 

One drip per second from a faucet wastes 540 gallons of water a year.

 

Recycling a pound of steel saves enough energy to light a 60-watt light bulb for 26 hours.

 

A used aluminum can is recycled and back on the grocery shelf as a new can, in as little as 60 days. That's closed loop recycling at its finest!