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America Recycles Day— November 15th

America Recycles Day— November 15th

America Recycles Day is an annual

campaign to encourage Americans to

recycle and to buy recycled products.

As their slogan says, “it all comes back to

you.” Even a small shift in your attitudes

and actions, multiplied many times over by

others accepting this challenge, can

change the world. Maybe you’ll throw

those soft drink cans in the recycle bin. Or

buy recycled content products. Or

participate in an America Recycles event.

Even organize one yourself! The more you

do, the better. But even a little helps a lot.

Getting Back to Basics

Recycling is really just common sense, and

until the “modern era,” it was a common

household activity. Before the 1920s, 70%

of U.S. cities ran programs to recycle

certain materials.

Because of concern for the environment,

recycling is again on the upswing. The

nation’s composting and recycling rate

rose from 7.7% of the waste stream in 1960

to 17% in 1990. It’s currently up to around

33%. We're making great progress, so let's continue with the re-use, re-cycle, re-new campaigns. I would love to hear what you and your family are doing to improve our environment.

http://www.nrc-recycle.org/whyitsimportant.aspx

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