Did you ever wonder why it’s so important to recycle? Consider this: being environmentally "green" is more important than ever, and recycling is one of the simplest ways that we can protect our environment.
Recycling has the following benefits: It preserves natural resources, thus reducing the need to mine the earth for new raw materials ($208 million of reusable materials are dumped in Missouri landfills every year!) It saves energy by reducing the need to mine and refine new raw materials ( the energy needed to replace reusable materials dumped in Missouri landfills every year is enough to power 262,000 Missouri homes for a year; that’s about a $500 million energy bill!) It saves landfill space, which helps keep waste hauling rates lower (as local landfills fill up, haulers will have to take trash to landfills further away, thus increasing the cost of transporting each load.)
Recycling isn't just environmentally "green". The recycling and reuse industry is also a significant driver of economic activity in the St. Louis area, employing nearly 16,000 people with an annual payroll of $639,910,000.
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