Today is trash day and again I am shocked at the amount of paper and cardboard people do not recycle. As a reminder I have listed Paper Recycling and cardboard recycling that most Waste Management Companies will accept. To find your waste management company click here (Not a full listing ) Earth911
I just Gotta Tell Ya
- Sierra Club estimates that about 900 million trees are cut down annually for papers (worldwide)
- Americans recycled 53.5 million tons of paper in 2006
- 35.7 Million Tons of Paper was landfilled in 2006
What can be recycled: (Double check with your Waste Management Company)
- Ordinary Paper
- Envelopes
- Office Paper (white can colored)
- Most Mail- personal and advertising
- Phone Books
- Construction Paper
- Manila Folders
- Paper Board
- Newspapers (all)
- Magazines (or better yet, donate to local hospitals)
- Catalogs
- Cardboard boxes, corrugated cardboard
- Shipping boxes and food containers (cardboard)