Recycling 100 cans or a 3 foot stack of paper can help conserve resources, but over 75% of waste is recyclable yet only 30% is recycled. The document encourages bringing reusable bags and bottles to reduce plastic waste, and cites references on recycling facts and statistics to support recycling more for environmental sustainability.

1. Recycle
today, save
tomorrow!
Recycling 100 cans could light a bedroom for two weeks
Recycling a 3 foot high stack of paper saves one tree
2.5 million plastic bottles are thrown away every hour
Bring reusable bags grocery shopping and use reusable water bottles!
DO YOUR PART
Over 75% of our waste is recyclable but only
30% of this is recycled
Stephanie Sanchez
Virginia Orzell

2. References
• "11 Facts About Recycling." 11 Facts About Recycling.
Do Something. Dosomething.org, n.d. Web. 24 Apr.
2013.
• "Recycling Facts." Recycle Facts | Labels for Recycling |
Single Sort Stream Comingled Mixed Recycling. Recycle
Across America, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.
• Shuster, le. "Chapter 24 Sustainability." Biology
for a Changing World. New York: W.H. Freeman, 2012.
471-91. Print.
• Image: http://www.monroecounty.gov/des-
solidwaste.php