Alex Hutchinson--Popular Mechanics has one more article with some good information. How much CO2 emissions are we preventing; how much energy are we saving and how much are we recycling certain items?
http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_your_house_works/4291576.html
"Recycling By the Numbers: The Truth About Recycling
Americans haul 82 million tons of trash to recycling centers each year—but that’s still just 32.5 percent of what we throw out. Here’s how much energy recycling saves and how much that’s worth."
Statistics on aluminum, glass, newsprint, plastic #1 & #6 are given. Looking at this information, why wouldn't you want to recycle?
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