Recycling has a lot of obvious benefits, and there lots of issues to consider when building a business model. Here are a few facts about the benefits of recycling.
• more than one million jobs have been created in the United States through recycling, generating around $37 billion in pay and $236 billion in yearly sales
• for every job created in waste disposal or management, four are created in recycling
• US companies have saved billions of dollars by thinking about recycling – if it didn’t make economic sense, they simply wouldn’t do it
• 17 trees are save for every tonne of paper that is recycled
• water and energy consumption, and pollution, are significantly reduced when opting for recycling over producing from fresh materials
* it takes 95% less energy to recycle aluminium than making it from raw materials. Recycling glass saves 40% energy, while paper recycling shows a saving of 40%; steel saves 60% and plastic products a massive 70%
• recycling not only saves the expansion of ugly landfill sites, but also saves the environment from the emissions from producing new ones.
We should all think about the benefits of recycling, both in business and environmental senses. On these pages you will find more info about this subject.
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