Recycling Facts and Figures

In 2010, you . . .

  • Brought in over 2,050 tons of material for processing and disposal
  • Recycled 1,015 tons of that total
  • Maintained our 50% recycling landfill diversion rate! Good for you!
  • Saved the taxpayers over $47,000 by recycling.
Did you know?

  • Swanzey has recycled over 19,900 tons since 1990.
  • The United States sent $6.5 billion worth of recyclables to landfills last year.
  • Making a new aluminum can from a recycled one takes only 5% of the energy it would take to make a new can from aluminum ore.
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