Recycling tips
Stop throwing it away!
Did you know that Quebecers each produce an average of 1.5 tons of waste a year and that as a whole, we produce over 20 tons of garbage each minute?
Not a very impressive track record! And what is really disturbing, is that the numbers keep climbing. Nearly 85% of this waste is reusable in some way.
The recycling possibilities for recovered material are incredible! For example, did you know that:
- recycled plastic bottles are used to make polar fleece clothes;
- recycled glass is used to manufacture the reflective paint used on highways;
- recycled newspaper is used to make cat litter.
If everyone would recycle, the planet would be freed of an enormous burden. Instead of adding to the land fills, recycled materials would be used to manufacture useful things, giving them a second life!
These tips will help you take the challenge:
Get the most out of aluminium
Fantastic plastic!
Do you know the 4 R's?
