"Think Global Act Local"

• About 80% of what Americans throw away is recyclable, yet our recycling rate is just 28%. -Environmental Protection Agency


• Recycling just one aluminum can saves enough energy to operate a TV for 3 hours. - Eco-Cycle


• If we recycled all of the newspapers printed in the U.S. on a typical Sunday, we would save 550,000 trees--or about 26 million trees per year. -California Department of Conservation


• The U.S. is 5% of the world's population but uses 25% of its natural resources. -Environmental Protection Agency