The Benefits of Recycling:

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Economic Benefits:

Recycling is very important because it allows us to conserve natural resources in our environment by reusing old products that can be used for other means. In addition to the positive environmental impact, recycling creates jobs (recycling and reuse industries employ over 1.1 million people) and generates billions of dollars in federal, state, and local tax revenues.

Energy Benefits:

Recycling processes achieve significant energy savings for many kinds of materials when compared to virgin sources. Recycling of aluminum cans saves 95% of the energy required to make the same amount of aluminum from virgin sources.

Less Greenhouse Gas Emissions:

In 2005, recycling was projected to avoid 48 million metric tons of carbon emissions which is the equivalent which is the equivalent of taking 36 million cars off the road for one year.

Less Pressure on Landfills and More Natural Resources for Future Generations:

The cost of recycling has actually proven to be cheaper than throwing out reusable materials and when these materials are recycled, less space is being used for landfill spaces. In 1996, Ann Harbor, Michigan, spent $71 per ton on recycling and composting, compared to $86 per ton for trash collection and disposal. Also, the U.S. would have needed 64 additional landfills in 1996, had 130 million cubic yards of material not been diverted from landfills through recycling and composting.