Handout Table 3 - You're Eating More Energy Than You Think!

Handout: Table 3
You're Eating More Energy Than You Think!

Trash Goes To School
Cornell Waste Management Institute





Table 3. U.S. Environmental Benefits of Recycling


Aluminum Steel Paper Glass Energy Use Reduction 90-97% 47-74% 23-74% 4-32% Air Pollution Reduction 95% 85% 74% 20% Water Pollution Reduction 97% 76% 35% -- Mining Wastes Reduction -- 97% -- 80% Water Use Reduction -- 40% 58% 50%



Source: R.C. Letcher and M.T. Sheil, "Source Separation and Citizen Recycling," in W.D. Robinson, ed. The Solid Waste Handbook, New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1986.

	Aluminum	Steel	Paper	Glass
Energy Use Reduction	90-97%	47-74%	23-74%	4-32%
Air Pollution Reduction	95%	85%	74%	20%
Water Pollution Reduction	97%	76%	35%	--
Mining Wastes Reduction	--	97%	--	80%
Water Use Reduction	--	40%	58%	50%