Paper |
Each ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4,000 kilowatts of energy and 7,000 gallons of water. Making recycled paper instead of new paper uses 64 percent less energy and uses 58 percent less water. Recycling half the world's paper would free up 20 million acres of forest land. One tree can filter up to 60 pounds of pollutants. |
In 2008, the members of the Sandy River Recycling Association recycled 35 tons of high grade paper, 283 tons of mixed paper and 519 tons of newspaper for a total of 838 tons. |
Glass |
Recycling one ton of glass saves the equivalent of 9 gallons of fuel oil. Recycling a glass bottle saves enough energy to light a 100 watt bulb for 4 hours. Glass never wears out; it can be recycled forever. |
In 2008, the members of the Sandy River Recycling Association recycled 64 tons of glass. |
Cardboard
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Recycling one ton of cardboard saves nine cubic yards of landfill space and 46 gallons of oil. |
In 2008, the members of Sandy River Recycling Association recycled 575 tons of cardboard. |
Plastic |
Plastics are made from petroleum – a limited non-renewable resource. Recycling plastic uses roughly only 10 percent of the energy that it takes to make a pound of plastic from virgin materials. Nearly 10 percent of US oil consumption is used to make plastic. |
In 2008, the members of Sandy River Recycling Association recycled 48 tons of plastic. |
Tin |
Making tin cans from recycled steel takes only one fourth of the energy needed to make them from new steel and creates only one-fourth of the water and air pollution created by making cans from new steel. |
In 2008, the members of Sandy River Recycling Association recycled 110 tons of tin. |
Aluminum |
Aluminum can recycling saves 95 percent of the energy needed to make aluminum from bauxite ore. |
In 2008, the members of Sandy River Recycling Association Recycled 2.8 tons of aluminum. (This does not include beverage cans made of aluminum) |