Recycling is one of the best ways individual households can save natural resources. To figure out what households are recycling in the Broadlands, we looked at 1 year of data from Western Disposal on the tons of recycling and trash collected in the Broadlands.
HOW ARE WE DOING?
Since December 2009 Households in the Broadlands are recycling an average of around 30% of the total materials they generate. This is up from only 23% last year! This means that households have increased recycling by about 35% since this project started.
One of the project's goals is to increase recycling by 50%. We are almost there so please don't stop now. Make sure to tell your neighbors about the My Green Broadlands project and don't forget to recycle at home and at work.
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WHAT CAN and CANNOT BE RECYCLED
If households in the Broadlands can recycle just 7 lbs more per week, the overall recycling rate for the neighborhood will increase by 50%! To increase your recycling remember to recycle all of the following materials:
PAPER and CARDBOARD:
Office paper, loose leaf paper, brochures and pamphlets, greeting cards, envelopes, junk mail, newspaper, magazines and catalogs, phonebooks, cereal boxes, paper egg cartons, cardboard boxes
CONTAINERS:
Plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2, and #5), plastic screw top jars, glass bottles, aluminum cans, steel and tin cans, empty aerosol, paper milk and juice cartons, juice boxes, metal jar lids
DO NOT RECYCLE:
Plastic bags, plastic microwave trays, Styrofoam togo containers, diapers, ice cream containers, vitamin or prescription bottles
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THE CHALLENGE
Join the Broadlands Recycling Club and increase recycling in the Broadlands by 50%!
THE CHALLENGE
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