Smarty says that there are lots of reasons to recycle.  Here are a few:

2.  Recycling protects our heatlh and environment because it removes harmful substances and pollution from the waste stream, which is all of the waste or garbage in our community.  Did you know that one quart of motor oil can contaminate one million gallons of water? Yikes!!!

3.  Recycling conserves our natural resources because it reduces our need for raw materials.  For example, if we recycle paper we don't have to cut down as many trees.

4.  Recycling saves energy.  When we make new paper from old paper, we use 60% less energy than making it from virgin timber.

5.  Recycling saves $$$$$$$$$.  We throw away 27 billion glass containers each year.  Glass is 100% recyclable and can be used over and over again.  The process of making new glass from old glass is very efficient and produces hardly any waste or unwanted byproducts.

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