Each ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4,000 kilowatts of energy and 7,000 gallons of water.
The highest point in Hamilton County, Ohio is said to be a "mountain" made up of trash - at a sanitary landfill. It stands at 1,000 ft.
Consumer electronic devices (also known as CEDs) that are used in the home or office, such as telephones, cellular phones, answering machines, radios, stereo equipment, tape players/recorders, video cassette players/recorders, compact disc players/recorders, calculators, copiers and fax machines. Lot of government agencies have determined that CED’s contain toxic substances and should not be disposed of in landfills. It is better to pass them on to someone who can use them, or dispose them off, as per the recommended means.
One tree can filter up to 60 pounds of pollutants from the air each year.
In a lifetime, the average American will throw away 600 times his or her adult weight in garbage. This means that each adult will leave a legacy of 90,000 lbs. of trash for his or her children
A new landfill generally costs more than an old one that has filled up. This is because it typically costs more to comply with new environmental regulations, to buy the land, to construct the landfill and to transport waste because new landfills generally are farther away than older ones.
Every year more than 900 million trees are cut down to provide raw materials for American paper and pulp mills.
Landfill Gas (LFG) is the product of microbiological decomposition of land-filled garbage. The bugs turn complex organic compounds in garbage into methane, carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of other compounds. LFG is about 50-55% methane and about 40-45% carbon dioxide. The balance is made up of hundreds of other compounds, including nitrogen and oxygen. About 0.2 to 0.5% of LFG is composed of complex organic compounds that were never degraded by the bugs. A small % of LFG is composed of hydrogen sulfide and other sulfur compounds.
Only 1 percent of the world's water supply is usable; 97 percent is in the ocean and 2 percent is frozen.
Before you trash, think what's inside!
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) was enacted by US Congress in 1976 and amended in 1984. The act's primary goal is to protect human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste disposal. In addition, RCRA calls for conservation of energy and natural resources, reduction in waste generated, and environmentally sound waste management practices.
E-Waste (Electronic Waste) is a popular, informal name for unwanted electronic products. Items such as computers, TV’s, VCR’s, stereos, copiers, fax machines and telephones are common electronic products that become unwanted as they are replaced by newer, more advanced products. Some of these unwanted products can be reused or refurbished. They may be useful for some one else. Post them at eCycleZone.com and give away to others. You might be helping others in need.
By becoming a FREE member of eCycleZone, you can help others, by giving stuff to others, as well as find something you may need. In return, you save the Earth as well as find new friends.
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