Recycling in numbers
A drop of used oil contaminates 1000 liters of water.
For every ton of paper that is recycled, 18 trees are saved.
Recovering two tons of plastic is equivalent to saving one ton of oil.
For each container that is recycled, the energy necessary to keep a television on for 3 hours is saved.
Environmental impact of recycling
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