Cardboard and Plastic Recycling Programs.

Why You Should Recycle Cardboard

Some cardboard boxes are made from 100% recycled material while others are made up of as much as 80%-90% recycled materials. This may not seem very significant at first, but here are some facts that put this into perspective:

The number of boxes used in the average home move equals more than 1/2 of a one ton pine tree.

The energy required to make boxes from recycled cardboard is 25% less than the amount of energy used in making new cardboard boxes.

An average American uses 7 trees worth of cardboard, paper, and products made from trees.

1.1 barrels of oil is saved for every one ton of cardboard recycled.

Why You Should Recycle Plastic

Plastic is literally everywhere on our planet. It has become a vital part of our lives, which are mostly driven by convenience. However, that convenience comes at a price. Thanks to its resiliency, nearly every piece of plastic ever made still exists today. A very significant amount of it is thrown away and ends up in landfills, and sadly in the ocean. It is estimated that there are some five trillion pieces of plastic in the world’s oceans. By 2050, it is predicted that there will be more plastic, by weight, in the ocean than fish. Every year, around 8 million tons of plastic finds its way to the sea. In the U.S. alone, nearly 2.5 million plastic bottles are used every hour.