Recycling 1 ton of paper saves 7,000 gallons of water,
three cubic yards of landfill space and 4,100 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
Reuse containers and reduce waste. The average child's
school lunch generates 67 pounds of packaging waste over a year.
Batteries can cause serious harm to human health and the
environment when disposed of with municipal solid waste. Many companies and retailers
will take your old batteries and properly dispose of them or have them
recycled.
