If all morning newspapers were recycled around the country, 41,000 trees would be saved per day.

Paper products make up about 40 percent of our trash

90 percent of products sold in the US are packed in cardboard.

During the time it takes you to read this sentence, 5,000 aluminum cans are made.

Making aluminum cans from used cans takes 95 percent less energy than making new cans from raw materials.

A bottle in the landfill will take about 1 million years to decompose.

Styrofoam never disappears.

--Tips provided by Waste Management