Damned Yankees
I’ve got to hand it the New Englanders. They don’t say much. But, they sure do a lot when it comes to recycling. In New Hampshire alone, recycling is about a $300 million industry, which employs about 5,000 people throughout the state. To get involved in recycling efforts in your area, call 1 800/253-2687.
* Plastic bottle recycling rate is only about 8% in the U.S.
* Recycling is worth an estimated $57 billion in the U.S.
* According to CNN, 70 percent of the U.S. did not know that
plastic comes from oil.
Be sure to check out this eye-opening article at the hippopress in Manchester, New Hampshire.
October 22nd, 2009 saat: 12:06 pm
Lovely to read such common-sense, achievable advice – small steps forward mean none backwards! Kia kaha (go well / all the best)