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Keep reading this presentation to learn how much waste an average person can generate every day.
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SEE HOW MUCH
WASTE YOU
GENERATE
Although the EPA
estimates that
75 percent
of solid waste is recyclable ONLY ABOUT 30 PERCENT
IS ACTUALLY
RECYCLED
Few thrown into rivers
Few thrown into rode side
Few Burned Non Recyclable waste dumped into city end
Few waste that used to be recycle
RESULT IF RECYCLING IS NOT DONE PROPERLY
Eaten by wildlife
Water pollution
Land Pollution
Infectious disease
Natural Resource Disaster
Whether Changes
Drainage Stoppage
Stinky Around
HOW TO RECYCLE AND
REDUCE YOUR WASTE
Buy Things with less packing, bring your own bag
Own a reusable water bottle
Always Use Recycle Bin
Use garbage disposal properly
SCRAP METAL
RECYCLING
FACTS
2004
2000
IN 4
YEA
RS,
IT W
ENT
UP
TO 9
BIL
LIO
N C
AN
S
NUMBER OF ALUMINIUM CANS LANDFILLED REACHED
55 BILLION
ENOUGH TO FILL THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
20 X TIME
It is also a quantity
equivalent to the
annual production of
three to four major
primary aluminum
smelters.
=
BECAUSE
SO MANY
OF THEM
ARE
RECYCLED,
ALUMINIUM
CANS
ACCOUNT
FOR
LESS THAN
1%
OF THE TOTAL U.S. WASTE
STREAM
EVEN SO, THE ENERGY
REQUIRED TO REPLACE
JUST THE ALUMINIUM
CANS WASTED IN 2001
WAS EQUIVALENT
16 MILLION
BA
RR
EL O
F C
RU
DE
OIL
ENOUGH TO MEET
ELECTRICITY NEED
OF ALL HOMES FOR
THAT YEAR IN
Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, San Francisco and Seattle.
BY THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE’RE USING AND HOW TO REDUCE THE WASTE WE PRODUCE, WE CAN HELP CREATE A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIROMENT
www.allmetrecycling.com
1401 N. Miller St. Anaheim, CA,
92806
Telephone: (714) 528-6013 Email: [email protected]
/allmetrecycling /AllMetRecycling