Plastic vs. Paper

• Recycling one pound of plastic uses 91 percent less energy than recycling one pound of paper.
  
  

Newsprint

• Old newspapers can be recycled into paper bags, copy paper and cardboard.
  
  

Non-Recyclable Papers

• Thermal fax paper, stickers, waxed paper (including milk and juice cartons), plastic laminated paper, paper contaminated by food or oil, sanitary products and carbon paper are non-recyclable.
  
  

Recycling Plastic

• Codes and markers on plastic containers indicate the type of plastic and do not guarantee that the container can be recycled.
  
  

Recycling Paper

• Seventeen trees are saved and 50 percent less water is used when one ton of paper is made from recycled print.
  
  

Energy from Plastic

• When plastic is recycled as burned fuel; it is a great energy resource because of its high petroleum content.
  
  

Limits of Recycling Paper

• Paper can only be recycled eight times before it is unusable due to the breakdown of fibers.