Why Recycle?
By recycling, you will be protecting the environment, and as a result, protecting your health as well. Recycling:
- Reduces the amount of waste that must be disposed – which means less waste to incinerate or landfill.
- Prevents or reduces air and water pollution.
- Conserves water and precious natural resources – since less raw materials need to be extracted and processed.
- Saves energy – In 2003, the EPA reported the energy savings from recycling in the US accounted for roughly 1,486 trillion Btu in energy savings ‐ an amount equivalent to the consumption of 11.9 billion gallons of gasoline or 256 million barrels of crude oil!
- Makes us more sustainable because we are borrowing less materials and energy from our children’s future.
- Reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
- Recycling is cheaper than waste disposal, saving our town money!