The benefits of recycling are clear, and we have heard about those benefits for years. The following statements surely sound familiar: Recycling one aluminum can will save enough energy to run your television for three hours. Recycling conserves natural resources by allowing materials previously designated as waste to be utilized again. Recycling saves landfill space. And beyond those facts is the reality that materials recovery saves energy. Recycling and composting, in fact, save more than 1.1 quadrillion BTUs of energy annually. Yes, that's quadrillion with a "q." Lastly, the greenhouse gas benefits associated with all recycling and composting in 2012 added up to 168 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions reduced, comparable to removing over 33 million cars from the road. Recycling is like mom and apple pie - not much to complain about. Until now.
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