Statistics

33% of our trash is recycled. Sounds decent enough, until you realize that 80% of our trash is recyclable. Why are we sending the other 47% to a landfill?

Landfills cost $304,479 per acre to build.

I know it isn't always convenient, but let's take advantage of recycling. Use your city's curbside program, take your used batteries to Best Buy, your CFLs to Ikea, send your old electronics to Gazelle.com, and your yard waste (if you don't compost) to your city's green waste facility.

We can do more.

There are other retailers that help recycle--I just listed my favorite.

Thanks to Reader's Digest for the statistics