Why Recycle?

According to the California Department of Conservation, “Every bottle and can you recycle eases the strain on our natural resources and reduces greenhouse gases in our skies.” Recycling bottles and cans benefits the environment in a variety of ways. Materials that are reused reduce the demand for more mining and oil and gas drilling activities; recycled materials don't wind up in landfills; they don't litter our cities, parks, open spaces, and waterways. Recycling is the better choice.

Recycling just makes sense on a number of levels.
Consider the differences recycling can make if we all do our part.

Recycling saves in many ways.
Products made from recycled materials reduce waste and save resources. Recycling our discards puts resources back to use in a different form instead of burying them in the ground.

Recycling creates jobs and closes the loop.
What started out as a small business now accounts for thousands of jobs and billions in products and services throughout California.
Many high quality products, everything from glassware to computer mouse pads to picnic tables, are made from recycled materials.
You can help close the loop by looking for products made form recycled materials.

Recycling saves energy.
A great deal of energy is required to create new products or packaging. Producing aluminum cans, for instance, requires 95 percent less energy using recycled aluminum than it does to create cans with the same amount of new metal.

Recycling saves natural resources.
The more we recycle, the fewer trees we need to cut down and fewer mines we need to dig.
Something future generations of Californians will grow to appreciate.