Environmental and Economic Benefits of Recycling
Environmental benefits of recycling one ton of corrugated cardboard:
- Saves 17 trees
- Uses 64% less energy
- Produces 75% less air pollution
- Uses 50% less water
- Saves over 9 cubic yards of landfill space
Economic benefits of recycling:
- Creates 5 times more jobs
- Saves money by avoiding landfill disposal costs
- Keeps pricing competitive
Consumption of corrugated cardboard will continue to rise each year. Recycling it can be a continuous process, and still it was estimated that less than 60% of corrugated cardboard was recycled in the year 2000. Creative Paper and Packaging guarantees that, unlike most waste companies, 100% of the old corrugated cardboard we collect will be recycled.
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