Recycling is The Right Thing to Do!Recycling is The Right Thing to Do!

Use as raw materials for new products. Saves energy & reduces greenhouse gases.

Waste Composition per EPAWaste Composition per EPA

Source: EPA Website

Disposal of Municipal Solid WasteDisposal of Municipal Solid Waste

3 Sources of MSW3 Sources of MSW

Residential.Residential. Businesses.Businesses. Institutions.Institutions.

How Waste is Handled.

Source: EPA Website

54%

Landfill32% Recycled

14% Incinerate

#1. Recycling Conserves Landfill Space#1. Recycling Conserves Landfill Space

Recycling diverts Recycling diverts materials from materials from landfills.landfills.

Forest View Landfill Forest View Landfill in KCK closed 2006.in KCK closed 2006.

Only 3 landfills Only 3 landfills remain open in remain open in metropolitan area.metropolitan area.

Forest View Landfill Closed in KCK

Recycling Materials Saves Landfill SpaceRecycling Materials Saves Landfill Space

1 Ton Plastic saves 30 1 Ton Plastic saves 30 cubic yards.cubic yards.

1 Ton Aluminum saves 1 Ton Aluminum saves 10 cubic yards.10 cubic yards.

1 Ton Paper saves 3-4 1 Ton Paper saves 3-4 cubic yards.cubic yards.

1 Ton Steel Saves 4 1 Ton Steel Saves 4 cubic yards. cubic yards. (Source: EPA as per Denver, Colo. (Source: EPA as per Denver, Colo. Website)Website)

Challenges with New LandfillsChallenges with New Landfills

Difficult to open.Difficult to open.

Not In My Back Not In My Back Yard.Yard.

It can take up to 10 It can take up to 10 years to get a new years to get a new landfill permitted. landfill permitted.

What Happens Without a New Landfill?What Happens Without a New Landfill?

Trash would need to Trash would need to be trucked out of area.be trucked out of area.

Price for trash disposal Price for trash disposal would increase would increase significantly.significantly.

Recycling gives a Recycling gives a financially reasonable financially reasonable option.option.

#2. Recycling Turns Trash Into Raw Materials.#2. Recycling Turns Trash Into Raw Materials.

Recycling recovers Recycling recovers materials to be used materials to be used as raw materials for as raw materials for new products.new products.

U.S.A. throws away U.S.A. throws away $3-4 billion of paper $3-4 billion of paper products each year. products each year. (Source: Pete Grogan, Weyerhaeuser (Source: Pete Grogan, Weyerhaeuser Recycling, March 2007)Recycling, March 2007)

Recycling Paper & Paper Products Recycling Paper & Paper Products Helps CreateHelps Create

NewspapersNewspapers Food PackagesFood Packages InsulationInsulation Gypsum WallboardGypsum Wallboard Fertilizer bagsFertilizer bags MulchMulch Counter TopsCounter Tops

Recycling Plastics Helps CreateRecycling Plastics Helps Create

Carpeting Carpeting T-ShirtsT-Shirts CoatsCoats BottlesBottles LumberLumber Picnic TablesPicnic Tables Park BenchesPark Benches Car Stops & BumpersCar Stops & Bumpers Dock BumpersDock Bumpers

Recycling Aluminum Helps CreateRecycling Aluminum Helps Create

CansCans Pie PansPie Pans House SidingHouse Siding Small AppliancesSmall Appliances Lawn FurnitureLawn Furniture

#3. Recycling Conserves Natural Resources & Energy#3. Recycling Conserves Natural Resources & Energy

One Ton of Paper Saves:One Ton of Paper Saves:

17 Trees17 Trees 6,953 gallons water6,953 gallons water 463 gallons of oil463 gallons of oil 587 lbs air pollution587 lbs air pollution 4,077 kilowatt hrs. 4,077 kilowatt hrs.

of energyof energy

(Source: Weyerhaeuser Recycling)(Source: Weyerhaeuser Recycling)Source EPA Website

Recycling Saves Trees Which Recycling Saves Trees Which Clean the AirClean the Air

Trees take carbon Trees take carbon dioxide out of and put dioxide out of and put oxygen into the air.oxygen into the air.

40 trees remove 80 lbs. 40 trees remove 80 lbs. of pollutants annually.of pollutants annually.

Trees foliage reduces Trees foliage reduces pollutants as ozone, pollutants as ozone, nitrogen oxide, nitrogen oxide, ammonia & sulfur ammonia & sulfur dioxides.dioxides.

(Source: Alliance for Community Trees Website)(Source: Alliance for Community Trees Website)

#4. Recycling Saves Energy & Reduces #4. Recycling Saves Energy & Reduces Green House GasesGreen House Gases

Using recycled Using recycled materials cuts down materials cuts down on energy use.on energy use.

Much of energy is Much of energy is produced with fossil produced with fossil fuels of coal, gas, fuels of coal, gas, and diesel.and diesel.

These fuels produce These fuels produce green house gases & green house gases & impacts our air impacts our air quality.quality.

Aluminum Recycling Reduces Sulfur DioxideAluminum Recycling Reduces Sulfur Dioxide

To produce 1 ton of aluminum:To produce 1 ton of aluminum:

8 BTU’s energy using recycled 8 BTU’s energy using recycled aluminum.aluminum.

229 BTU energy using bauxite 229 BTU energy using bauxite ore.ore.

With bauxite ore use over 28 With bauxite ore use over 28 times as much energy.times as much energy.

Reduces the gas sulfur Reduces the gas sulfur dioxide, which helps to cause dioxide, which helps to cause acid rain.acid rain.(Source EPA and KDHE websites)(Source EPA and KDHE websites)

#5. Recycling Has an Economic Impact#5. Recycling Has an Economic Impact

Collect Items that Collect Items that would have would have become trash.become trash.

Process & use as Process & use as raw material to raw material to make a new make a new product.product.

Purchase of Purchase of products with products with recycled content.recycled content.

Recycling Direct Economic ActivityRecycling Direct Economic Activity

Results of 2001 StudyResults of 2001 Study 56,061 businesses.56,061 businesses. 1,121,804 people 1,121,804 people

employed.employed. $36.7 billion annual $36.7 billion annual

payroll.payroll. $236.3 billion in $236.3 billion in

annual revenues.annual revenues.

(Source: R.W. Beck Inc. study done for The (Source: R.W. Beck Inc. study done for The National Recycling Coalition July 2001)National Recycling Coalition July 2001)

Recycling is the Right Thing to Do!Recycling is the Right Thing to Do!

Reduces Land filling & recyclables used as raw materials. Conserves natural resources & energy.

Saves energy & reduces greenhouse gases. Generates businesses & jobs.