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Why Recycle?
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- Why Should I Recycle?
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- > Recycling saves energy, thus reducing acid
rain, global warming and air pollution.
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- > Recycling paper uses 60 percent less energy
than manufacturing paper from virgin timber.
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- > Recycling a glass jar saves enough energy
to operate a light bulb for four hours.
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- > Recycling conserves valuable natural
resources.
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- > Recycling metals minimizes the need for
mining new minerals and decreases damage to the wilderness.
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- > Recycling cuts down on landfills.
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- Source: Earth Day Resources
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- Five Important Reasons To Recycle
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- Saves Natural Resources
- By making products from recycled materials
instead of virgin materials, we conserve land and reduce the
need to drill for oil and dig for minerals.
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- Saves Energy
- It usually takes less energy to make recycled
products; recycled aluminum, for example, takes 95% less energy
than new aluminum from bauxite ore.
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- Saves Clean Air and Water
- In most cases, making products from recycled
materials creates less air pollution and water pollution than
making products from virgin materials.
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- Saves Landfill Space
- When the materials that you recycle go into
new products, they don't go into landfills or incinerators, so
landfill space is conserved.
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- Saves Money and Creates Jobs
- The recycling process creates far more jobs
than landfills or incinerators, and recycling can frequently be
the least expensive waste management method for cities and
towns.
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- Contact
Information
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Isabella County Recycling
Material
Recovery Facility (MRF)
4208 E. River Road
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
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Phone: (989) 773-9631
Fax: (989) 773-0835
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