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Want to do the right thing - but you just don't know WHERE TO RECYCLE?


Here are some handy websites, search-able data bases and a national materials exchange service that can help.

            


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Recycling an aluminum can saves 95 percent of the energy required to make the same amount of aluminum from virgin materials.

Producing glass from virgin materials requires 30 percent more energy than producing it from crushed, used glass.

  • Almost 80 percent of U.S. paper mills rely on recovered recycled paper. In fact it supplies 37 percent of their material.
  • Producing recycled paper requires about 60 percent of the energy used to make paper from virgin wood pulp.
  • One ton of uncoated virgin (non-recycled) printing and office paper uses 24 trees.
  • Producing recycled paper causes 74 percent less air pollution and 35 percent less water pollution than producing virgin paper.
  • One ton of paper made from recycled scrap paper saves 7,000 gallons of water.
  • Recycled paper production uses 59 percent less water compared to paper production from virgin resources. Typically, older virgin paper mills will use 100 pounds of water to make one pound of paper.

Where Can I Recycle My Stuff?


“Changing the World, One Gift at a Time”    

      Freecycle's mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.

     The Freecycle Network™ was started in May 2003 to promote waste reduction in Tucson's downtown and help save desert landscape from being taken over by landfills. The Network provides individuals and non-profits an electronic forum to "recycle" unwanted items. One person's trash can truly be another's treasure! You can find more information on their website, and find a group near you!

     The Freecycle Network™ is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It is a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). One of the best parts? Membership is free!