a) recycling paper will allow company owners to used paper or cardboard again, causing less trees to be cut down for the use of paper or cardboard.
b) recycling cans is a great way to save money so you don't have to buy more material to make the cans: either plastic or glass.
c) recycling is a great way to show responsibility and that you care about the environment.
By recycling you can set a great example for others, sometimes so strong that they may start to recycle themselves. And why is that so great? Check out the information above J .
Here are some cool facts about recycling that a worth something to know:
GLASS
 | Up to 80 percent of new glass can be made from reclaimed scrap glass |
| Glass packaging makes up about 10 percent by weight of household waste |
| It takes a million years for a glass bottle to degrade |
| The average glass bottle contains over 25 percent recycled glass |
| Every ton of recycled glass saves over 1 ton of raw materials like sand and limestone. Which means less damage to countryside, less pollution, valuable energy savings, and the last global warming |
PAPER
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It takes between 10 to 17 trees to make one ton of paper, enough for only 7,000 copies of national newspaper |
PLASTICS
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It takes 450 years for a plastic bottle to degrade |
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Nearly 4 million tons of plastic was consumed in 1995 |
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Using polystyrene cups means they will never go away as they are non-biodegradable |
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Recycling just one plastic bottle can save the same amount of energy needed to power a 60 watt bulb for six hours |
ALUMINUM
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About 34,000 tons of aluminum foil packaging is wasted each year |
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Seven countries consume nearly 60 percent of all the aluminum in the world |
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Recycling aluminum can save 95 percent of the energy needed to make a new one and 99 percent less emissions than when it is produced from raw materials |
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Aluminum can be recycled time and time again without loss of quality |
(info from http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/P/planet/taknatknwif.html)