What is being green and why would YOU want to be green?
Rejoice does its part with saving the enviornment by using recylcle container and offering refillable items. We are the caretakers for earth. When you hire a caretaker to care for your children you want them to care for your children the same way that you would take care of them. We have to take care of the earth to preserve it. Listed below are different ways in which you can take part in saving the planet.
Why Recycle?
- About 40 percent of the waste in the U.S. is paper, but nationwide we only recycle about 25-30 percent of our paper waste.
- Americans throw away close to the equivalent of 30 million trees a year, just from newsprint alone.
- In America we discard enough motor oil per year to fill 120 supertankers.
- In the United States right now, landfills are filling up and closing at the rate of approximately two per day.
- By recycling one aluminum can per day we can save enough energy to operate a television set for three hours.
- A glass bottle thrown away today will still be there in the year 3000.
- In the United States, one in every six trucks is a garbage truck.
- You would be able to circle the earth 436 times per year with the Styrofoam cups that are used in the United States.
These statistics are accurate and valid; they help to illustrate the importance of recycling in the United States. Start taking an active role in helping your community recycle and better your environment and prevent global warming.
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