If you have ever wondered about the benefits of recycling, this blog is for you. Recycling is important for many reasons, and has a positive impact for both people and the planet.

Recycling, and making sure we are recycling right, reduces waste, keeps recyclable materials out of landfills, and helps protect the environment. It is one of the easiest ways to take a positive action for the environment every day. It also saves energy. Creating new products from recycled materials requires much less energy than creating them from raw materials. Plastic, for example, can be transformed into fleece jackets, carpeting, and plastic lumber for park benches. Paper, glass and metal also become useful, items such as cereal boxes, new glass bottles and aluminum cans. Recycling also saves valuable natural resources such as trees, water and oil. It even fuels the economy and creates jobs – in California, there are an estimated 60,000 jobs in the recycling industry!

Check out our video to learn more about how recycling helps our community, the environment, and economy.

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