Presented By: Talya Mallin

January 21, 2010

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle

Q: Does anyone know the highest point in

Ohio?

A: Mount Rumpke stands over 1000 feet tall

Statistics

Alternatives to Recycling

Why is Recycling Better?

Main Points

People in the US throw away 2.5 million plastic

bottles an hour

The US recycles only about 11% of their waste.

60%-75% of garbage in landfills can be recycled

Rain forests are being cut down at a rate of 100

acres per minute

The average plastic bottles takes close to 700

years to decompose in a landfill.

Astonishing Statistics

More Statistics

Each week, 500,000 trees are used to

produce 2/3 of newspapers that are never

recycled.

In one year, the US produced 160 millions

tons of garbage.

Alternatives to Recycling

In 1988, over 70% of landfills were closed.

The US government had to come up with alternatives.

Four main solutions – Opening more landfills

– Incineration

– Shipping out the country

– RECYCLING

Landfills are currently closing at a rate of two per day

Why is Recycling Better?

More than just environmental benefits

Manufacturers rely on recyclables to produce

many store products

Recycling creates nearly 5 times are many

jobs as alternatives

A survey completed states that 9 out of 10

people would recycle if it were easier.

It takes the same amount of time to throw a

bottle in a recycling bin than in the

garbage

What Can You Do About It?

Bibliography

– Lund, Herbert F. The McGraw-Hill Recycling

Handbook. Skorupa, Joe.

– "Renewable Resources." Popular Mechanics.

– Steger, Will and Jon Bowermaster. Saving the

Earth: A Citizen's Guide to Environmental

Action.

– http://www.ohiomattressrecovery.com/storage

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