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Did you know...
- The highest point in Ohio is said to be "Mount Rumpke," which is a "mountain" made up of trash at a sanitary landfill!
- More than 1/3 of all fiber used to make paper comes from recycled paper.
- Every Sunday, Americans waste 90 percent of recyclable newspapers, which equals approximately 500,000 trees!
- Two weeks of daily newspapers equals one full-grown tree.
- In Britain, over 9 million "nappies", or disposable diapers, are used every day.
- Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for 2 hours.
- Recycling all of the paper used in the Sunday edition of the New York Times would save 75,000 trees per year.
- Throwing away an aluminum can wastes as much energy as pouring out a soda can half-filled with gasoline.
- The energy saved from recycling a glass bottle will light a 100-watt bulb for four hours.
- Americans comprise about five percent of the world's population, and produce 27% of the world's garbage.
Take our Recycling Pledge today to commit to saving the Earth and our future!
For a complete report on all materials recycled at Georgia Tech during 2005 go to Recycling Statistics.
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