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Over the past 50 years, humans have consumed more resources than in all previous history U S EPA 2009 Sustainable materials management The way of the future.
The way we produce, consume and get rid of our products and our food accounts for 42 emissions of greenhouse gases UUS EPA 2009 possibilities of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases through materials and practices land management.
Between 1950 and 2005, metal production worldwide grew sixfold, oil consumption eightfold, and natural gas consumption by 14 times in all, 60 billion tons of resources are now extracted annually there are about 50 over 30 years only now the average European uses 43 kilograms of resources per day, the average American uses 88 kg Worldwatch Institute, 2010 State of the world 2010.
Between 1970 and 1995, the US accounted for about a third of the total consumption of the material world with less than 5 of the world population, the US consumes 33 paper, 25 oil, 15 coal, 17 of aluminum, copper and 15 US EPA, 2009 sustainable materials management the way of the future.
Nearly three-quarters of what we throw away is the products, with food from organic and garden waste are the other 25 EPA 2009 Production of municipal solid waste, recycling and disposal of waste in the facts and States States The 2008 figures.
More than 100 billion spam parts are delivered in the United States each year, which comes to 848 parts per household production, distribution and disposal of all that spam creates more than 51 million tons of greenhouse gases greenhouse annually, equivalent to the emissions of more than 9 3 million cars ForestEthics, 2008 climate change Herewith the impact of spam on global warming.
The US buried or burned more than 166 million tons of paper resources, plastics, metals, glass and organic materials in landfills and incinerators in 2008 we recycled and composted only a third of our waste US EPA 2009 Production of municipal solid waste, recycling, and disposal in the United States, detailed tables and figures for 2008.
It is estimated that 144 billion beverage containers were landfilled, incinerated or littered in the United States in 2005, about two out of three containers sold This is equivalent to 54 billion aluminum cans, 52 billion plastic bottles and jugs , 30 billion glass bottles, and about 10 billion bags, boxes and boxes of recycling beverage containers Institute, 2007 water everywhere, the growth of non-carbonated beverage containers in the US.
Recycling, reuse and remanufacturing account March 1 million jobs in the US one in three American green jobs Solar Energy Society 2008 definition, estimation and forecasting of renewable energy and energy efficiency US industries and Colorado.
The manufacture of the copying paper from 100 fibers recycled materials instead of virgin fibers 100 forest reduces the total energy consumption 44, net greenhouse gas emissions by 38, emissions of particles per 41 wastewater 50 solid waste by 49 and the use of wood per 100 Environmental paper Network, 2007 Statement of the paper industry.
Between 1990 and 2000, wasted the Americans a total of 7 1 million tons of cans, enough to make 316,000 Boeing 737 aircraft or reproduce any commercial air fleet 25 times worldwide since the first Earth Day in 1970 Americans threw 910000000000 cans worth more than 25 billion in current dollars Institute of recycling containers, cans Trashed 2002 global environmental impacts of aluminum may Wasting America.
It takes about 6 weeks in total to manufacture, fill, sell, recycle and remanufacture aluminum beverage can U S EPA 2010 Common Waste Materials aluminum.
Methane is 72 times more powerful than the short-term CO2, as measured by the time horizon of 20 years 2007 IPCC Climate Change 2007 basic physical science.
The hole in the stratospheric ozone layer over Antarctica the layer that protects people against the harmful ultraviolet radiation is now the largest it has ever been and is not expected to recover until between 2060 2075 United Nations Program for 2007 Global Environment Outlook 4 Summary for policymakers.
Nearly 80 of the world's energy comes from oil, coal or gas Worldwatch Institute, 2006 Vital Signs 2006-2007.
Half of tropical and temperate forests of the world are now gone U S EPA 2009 Sustainable Materials Management The way of the future.
75 marine fisheries are now overfished or fished to capacity U S EPA 2009 Sustainable Materials Management The way of the future.
Only a few hundred more than 80,000 chemicals used in the United States have been tested for Cancer Panel President of Security, the National Cancer Institute, 2010 Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk What we can do now .
More than 2 million people die prematurely each year because of pollution of the air outside and inside the United Nations Environment Program Global Environment Outlook 2007 4 Summary for Policymakers.
Recycled Coloradoans June 19 our emissions in 2008 excluding scrap metal recycling, our recycling rate falls to 9 March we sent June 8 million tons in landfills for disposal We have produced an average of 8 5 pounds of materials discarded per person per day, well above the national average of Colorado Department of public health and environment, 2010 and total annual recycling municipal solid waste Diversion.
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Colorado is one of the worst states in the nation in recycling and composting Learn more about how our efforts are well below the state of waste in 2008 in America.
The premise of the economic environment and recycling is safe reuse of natural resources again and again after being extracted from the earth is common sense by conserving the scarcity of these resources and protect some other intact ecosystems left on the earth, we are preserving for future generations in all, the processes used to manufacture consumer goods from recycled materials instead of raw resources is much more energy and water efficient, for example, uses recycled paper 60-70 less energy than virgin pulp and 55 less water too, which recycled products reduces emissions of greenhouse gases and the need to build landfills.
Consumer products are not benignly arrive on the shelves of stores attached no impact In fact, the manufacture of products from natural resources can cause serious harm The destructive nature of mining, logging and drilling in fragile natural habitats to produce goods that will be used once and then thrown away is extremely wasteful, for example, for each garbage placed at the curb, there are 71 cans of waste created in the process of extraction and industrial used to transform raw materials into finished products and packaging simply papermaking from paper, boxes and boxes of plastic plastic is much softer to the land clearcutting a forest in north -west Pacific, mining for bauxite ore in South America or oil drilling in the Ar ICTC National Wildlife Refuge.
Recycling not only saves valuable resources but also avoids the toxic process used to transform these consumer products such resources, the production of paper from trees requires chlorine to remove lignin from wood This process produces dioxin, a known carcinogen other, already recycled paper has eliminated the lignin and does not require the use of hydrogen peroxide to remove the ink.
Keep waste from landfills is also economic and environmental logic One in five cleanup sites Environmental Protection Agency Superfund landfill is contaminated with tons of toxic materials, these discharges have cost taxpayers millions of dollars clean and monitor a process that is likely to continue for several decades in the future for the industry experts, the issue isn t if a leak discharge toxins, but when so recycling to avoid putting landfill avoids threats to public health and the environment on the road.
Although recycling is far more sense economically, industrial and environmental, the mining industry is heavily subsidized by taxpayers forcing recycled products to compete on an uneven playing field in the market Because of these recycled products can sometimes cost more than their virgin counterparts.
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An integrated approach to recycling and waste reduction can provide significant cost savings to businesses Initial costs for the service and the race will be in the long run, be offset by the reduced waste disposal costs and less production waste such visible commitment to the environment will also result intangible benefits to employee morale and public perception of your company.
Start-up costs, which in many cases are covered by the monthly fee paid to a service provider may include the purchase or rental of recyclable materials storage containers, signage containers and documentation on education employees and the cost of transporting recyclable materials to off-site treatment facility are the same costs can be expected when the service contract eliminating waste recycling at its most basic is the transfer of product from the waste stream and give it new life material to be reused or remanufactured into new products and the volume of waste generated decreases the associated cost of garbage disposal that a company will also decrease.
Paramount to establishing a successful business recycling program that maximizes cost efficiency is the active involvement of employees This can benefit your program and the bottom line in two ways as more employees to recycle and reduce the amount of waste they create in the first place, the higher your trash disposal costs will decrease integration techniques for recycling and waste reduction in your daily operating procedures and culture of your business will ensure then save your employees money from the company they are doing the right thing for the planet continuing education of employees became the main vehicle for ensuring the success of your program.
The bottom line A business recycling and waste reduction program can be profitable if it is carefully planned and coordinated with staff and staff While this may seem like a daunting task, many resources exist to help the developing an effective program with achievable goals.
Just as with different types of paper, all plastics could be recycled if there was a market, ie a manufacturer who could use them to make a new product there are some problems with the recycling of plastics that restrict certain market kinds.
Why most plastics have a recycling symbol on them if they can t be recycled.
Good question The recycling industry has been the head with the stop in the plastics industry in this deceptive practice, unfortunately without result The symbol is intended to indicate the type of plastic, not its recyclability.
Plastics that I bring in really recycling.
Yes, if you give us what we ask all non-recyclable plastics that you leave the landing center will be landfilled and Eco-Cycle will bear the cost of disposal operator So please don t try to slip into the Eco-cycle please recycle plastic acceptable by your program curbside or depot.
When the glass, paper and cans are recycled, they become like products that can be used and recycled again and again.
With the recycling of plastics, however, there is generally only one reuse Most bottles and jugs don t become containers of food and drink another example, soft drink bottles could become carpets or stuffing milk jugs sleeping bags are often processed plastic timber, recycling bins, and toys.
A recent development has been the recycling of soft drink bottles bottles bottles regenerated Although it is technically possible to make a 100 recycled bottle, there are serious economic issues as some critics claim that the environmental impact of the process regeneration is quite high in terms of energy use and hazardous by-products.
Currently only 7 of all plastic is recycled generated over 62 paper, 25 glass and 35 metal recycling paper, glass and metal, materials that are easily recycled once more, allows save much more energy and resources than are recorded with plastics recycling.
Why is curbside program each different community.
The pickups collection can be treated in various ways in many communities of the city chose to recycle a service throughout the city accessible to everyone They can do this by contracting with one or more carriers to provide the pick -up as Louisville and Lafayette did, which requires carriers to provide a recycling service as Boulder did, or the city itself can provide this service to everyone as the Longmont done.
In other pickup curbside communities may be available by carriers independent waste haulers Many now have a separate fleet of trucks to pick up recyclables are then transported to a processing facility in these communities the service must be organized by each individual resident course takes awareness and initiative on the part of residents.
Because different companies or entities are hauling recyclables, the various elements are shown that they pick depends on what their trucks are equipped to handle what the treatment plant they transport to and can handle how they are aggressive in their waste reduction efforts.
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