- The average Texan throws away more than 7 pounds of trash each day.
- Paper-board boxes, like cereal and shoe boxes, are made from almost 100 percent recycled materials.
- More than 2 million tons of used electronics are buried in landfills each year.
- One recycled aluminum can saves enough energy to run a 100-watt light bulb or a TV for 3 hours.
- Each ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees.
- Texans throw away more than 29 million tons of waste each year.
- In 2005, Texans recycled 35% of their waste.
- Grass clippings, leaves and other landscape waste contribute up to 20% of solid waste in Texas.
- One gallon of oil can contaminate up to one million gallons of drinking water.
- Recycling 10,000 tons of waste creates 36 jobs.
- Motor oil never wears out; it can be recycled over and over again.
