"I just don't want to die without a few scars.”- Chuck
HELLO
ARE YOU THERE?
today is friday. carolyn and i explored the artistic sides of our brains (i think thats the right side..) at my brothers soccer game. (its cooler than it sounds)
we made a beautiful art piece out of spray paint, glitter, jewels, and our souls.
maybe ill post pictures of it on here if i can figure out how.
we also did some other things such as eating ice cream, driving a lot, comforting kim, talking, texting, finding art supplies, squeling, and FINDING OUR LONG LOST LIVEJOURNALS.
it was a fun day overall.
meanwhile, we have a mission to obtain facts concerning recycling for a top secret project:
RECLYCLING
The more people recycle, the cheaper it gets.
Two years after calling recycling a $40 million drain on the city, New York City leaders realized that a redesigned, efficient recycling system could actually save the city $20 million and they have now signed a 20-year recycling contract.
Recycling helps families save money, especially in communities with pay-as-you-throw programs.
Well-designed programs save money. Communities have many options available to make their programs more cost-effective, including maximizing their recycling rates, implementing pay-as-you-throw programs, and including incentives in waste management contracts that encourage disposal companies to recycle more and dispose of less.
Recycling creates 1.1 million U.S. jobs, $236 billion in gross annual sales and $37 billion in annual payrolls.
Public sector investment in local recycling programs pays great dividends by creating private sector jobs. For every job collecting recyclables, there are 26 jobs in processing the materials and manufacturing them into new products.
Recycling creates four jobs for every one job created in the waste management and disposal industries.
Thousands of U.S. companies have saved millions of dollars through their voluntary recycling programs. They wouldn't recycle if it didn't make economic sense.
Manufacturing with recycled materials, with very few exceptions, saves energy and water and produces less air and water pollution than manufacturing with virgin materials.
A national recycling rate of 30% reduces greenhouse gas emissions as much as removing nearly 25 million cars from the road.
Recycling prevents habitat destruction, loss of biodiversity, and soil erosion associated with logging and mining.
-http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-benefits.html
EnJoyYy
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