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Ultimate Benefits of Recycling
Nobody likes a landfill or more descriptively a “garbage dump” …
Natural resources are riches provided through Mother Nature and include land, water, plants and minerals. By using minerals more than once we conserve natural resources
Reduces water and air pollution
Saves on energy consumption and natural resources
Promotes overall better health
Waste has a huge negative effect on our environment. Recycling is essential to the well being of our planet and is one of the easiest ways for all of us to make a positive impact on the environment
Composting and recycling together can reduce individual waste
by 80%
Re-useable bag VS Plastic Bags Per Person Usage
An individual that uses 20 bags a week equals to 80 bags a month equals to 960 bags per year
1 re-usable bag will replace 4 to 8 plastic bags on a single shop
1 re-usable bag will replace 1000’s of plastic bags over a year
1 re-usable bag will last 4 years with continuous use
Startling facts: make a difference …
Estimated 9 billion plastic bags are used globally per year eliminating them could reduce energy consumption by 678,000 barrels of oil per year and reduce CO2 emissions by 290,000 metric tons per year
equivalent to taking more than 53,000 vehicles off the road annually
Plastic bags are bad for the environment ...lets just say it!
