• Throwing away an aluminum can, versus recycling it, is like pouring out six ounces of gasoline.
• Last year, Americans recycled enough aluminum cans to conserve the energy equivalent of more than15 million barrels of oil.
• The EPA estimates that 75% of what the U.S. throws in the trash could actually be recycled.
• Incinerating 10,000 tons of waste creates one job; landfilling 10,000 tons of waste creates six jobs; recycling 10,000 tons of waste creates 36 jobs.
• The national recycling rate of 25 percent saves the equivalent of more than five billion gallons of gasoline, reducing dependence on foreign oil by 114 million barrels.
• According to the EPA, recycling, including composting, diverted 68 million tons of material away from landfills and incinerators in 2001, up from 34 million tons in 1990. Recycling 35 percent of our trash reduces emissions equivalent to taking 36 million cars off the road.
• Every Sunday 500,000 trees could be saved if everyone recycled their newspapers.

(Source: www.earth911.org)