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| Newfoundland and Labrador Garbage Facts > We, in Newfoundland and Labrador, throw away 480,000 tons of waste in our landfill each year; 10% of this waste is beverage containers. > Last year in Newfoundland and Labrador 68% of the beverage containers were recycled. That means over 117 million containers were recycled. |
| Recycling Facts > One metric ton of recycled newspaper saves about 17 trees. > Every ton of old newspapers recycled represent a saving of three cubic metres of landfill space. > Garbage costs the Town of Paradise $23.00 per ton to enter Robin Hood Bay landfill site. Composting grass clippings, vegetables and other plant waste reduces the tonnage to the landfill. > It takes 500,000 trees to supply North Americans with their Sunday paper - every Sunday. > Making cans from recycled aluminum rather than raw aluminum cuts air pollution by 95%. > 40% of material sent to landfills is composed of paper, 14% of which is newspaper. > Recycling cardboard can cut sulfur dioxide emissions by 50%. > Recycling saves energy, thus reducing acid rain, global warming, and air pollution. > The volume of aluminum cans deposited in landfills every three months could rebuild an entire commercial airline fleet. > Recycling one aluminum can saves the amount of energy needed to light one 100-watt bulb for 20 hours. The energy saved from recycling one aluminum can is enough to run a standard television for 3 hours. > Recycling 15 two-litre soft drink bottles can make one square foot of carpet, a XL T-shirt, and filling for a ski jacket. > 35 two-litre soft drink bottles can make a sleeping bag and a baseball cap can be made from only 2 two-litre bottles. > Canadians take home over 55 million shopping bags a week. |
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