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- The most recycled metal in North America is steel.
- Steel items are able to be continuously recycled, without losing their strength.
- 100% of a steel roof can be recycled.
- A steel roof can protect from winds, rain, etc.
- Recycling copper saves large amounts of energy, since it does not have to be made from scratch.
- When placed in a landfill, aluminum and steel can take decades to decompose.
- The metals that are found in your phones and game consoles can be recycled too, so you can partake in recycling as well!
- The most recycled metal in North America is steel.
- Steel items are able to be continuously recycled, without losing their strength.
- 100% of a steel roof can be recycled.
- A steel roof can protect from winds, rain, etc.
- Recycling copper saves large amounts of energy, since it does not have to be made from scratch.
- When placed in a landfill, aluminum and steel can take decades to decompose.
- The metals that are found in your phones and game consoles can be recycled too, so you can partake in recycling as well!
- Transfer stations help save fuel and the Earth by reducing pollution, since they limit the amount of vehicles on the road.
- Some of the items found in transfer stations can be recycled and reused!
- Transfer stations are the second place your trash goes to when it leaves your house!
- Moving trash to transfer stations instead of landfills is more cost efficient.
- Transfer stations also help reduce chemical pollution because chemicals are taken out instead of going straight to landfill.
- Local residents can also recycle in transfer areas!
- It takes about only 60 days for an aluminum can to be made into a new one and be put back in a store.
- When continuously recycled, aluminum does not lose its quality.
- Only 30% of waste is received to be recycled, meanwhile about 75% of waste can be recycled in the U.S.
- 11 million tons of textiles such as clothing and fabrics end up in U.S. landfills every year.
- The trash american averagely disposes of every year can wrap around planet Earth about 24 times.
- With the use of electronics emerging, the year 2007 saw 1.8 million tons of e-waste end up in landfills.
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