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Did you know that… Every day, 5-7 pounds of solid waste is generated for every man, women and child in the state of Texas!

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1 Did you know that… Every day, 5-7 pounds of solid waste is generated for every man, women and child in the state of Texas!

2 Did you know that… If we recycled every plastic bottle we used, we would keep 2 million tons of plastic out of landfills

3 Did you know that… Recycling 1 ton of paper saves 17 trees and 7,000 gallons of water yearly

4 Did you know that… Every pound of steel being recycled saves enough energy to light a 60-watt bulb for 24 hours

5 Did you know that… Enough aluminum is thrown away to rebuild the nation’s commercial air fleet 4 times every year

6 Did you know that… Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for 3 hours.

7 Recycle! We ALL Benefit!

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