Here are some tips on why and how YOU can recycle...

1. Recycling by Jessica Martinez

2. 5 Important Reasons Why You Should Recycle!

3. #1 Saves Natural Resources By making products from recycled materials instead of original materials, we conserve land and reduce the need to drill for oil and dig for minerals.

4. #2 Saves Energy It usually takes less energy to make recycled products; recycled aluminum, for example, takes 95% less energy than new aluminum from bauxite ore.

5. #3 Saves Clean Air & Water In most cases, making products from recycled materials creates less air pollution and water pollution than making products from original materials.

6. #4 Saves Landfill Space When the materials that you recycle go into new products, they don't go into landfills or incinerators, so landfill space is conserved.

7. #5 Saves Money & Creates Jobs The recycling process creates far more jobs than landfills or incinerators, and recycling can frequently be the least expensive waste management method for cities and towns.

8. How can you help?

9. Learn & Practice the three R's: Reduce , reuse , and recycle !

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