BENEFITS OF RECYCLING

Environmental Benefits

Companies that use recycled materials:

* Use less energy, water and natural resources

* Create less solid waste, air and water pollution

* Reduce the need for mining virgin materials

* Preserve natural resources

* Preserve natural landscapes

* Prevent toxic gas release inherent to metal mining

* Keep materials out of landfills, incinerators and water supplies

Economic Benefits

Recycling-based community
economic development:

* Reduces manufacturers' cost of raw materials without loss of quality

* Reduces materials transportation costs

* Provides sales revenue and taxable revenue

* Supports the recycling industry

* Creates multi-level and multi-skilled jobs

* Reduces public health costs

* Reduces public cost of cleaning up toxics produced in mining raw materials and

* land fill disposal or incineration of e-waste