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Did you know that…?Did you know that…?

-For each week's Sunday -For each week's Sunday newspapers, 500,000 trees must newspapers, 500,000 trees must be cut down.be cut down.

-Recycling a single run of the -Recycling a single run of the Sunday Sunday New York TimesNew York Times would would save 75,000 trees.save 75,000 trees.

Did you know that…?Did you know that…?

-About 1 billion trees worth of -About 1 billion trees worth of paper are thrown away every year paper are thrown away every year in the U.Sin the U.S

-If every American recycled just -If every American recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we one-tenth of their newspapers, we would save about 25,000,000 would save about 25,000,000 trees a year.trees a year.

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You can shred the newspaper and add it You can shred the newspaper and add it to compost pile only if you know the ink to compost pile only if you know the ink is natural and non-toxic. is natural and non-toxic.

You can use newspaper in the garden as You can use newspaper in the garden as mulch.mulch.

Only recycled newspaper where there is a Only recycled newspaper where there is a paper recycling symbol.paper recycling symbol.

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Wrapping Papers, Wrapping Papers, Plastic Bags, and Gum Plastic Bags, and Gum WrappersWrappers

Did you know…?Did you know…?

-wrapping paper and shopping bags alone account for about 4 -wrapping paper and shopping bags alone account for about 4 million tons of trash annually in the U.Smillion tons of trash annually in the U.S

-Only 1 to 2% of plastic bags in the USA end up getting recycled.-Only 1 to 2% of plastic bags in the USA end up getting recycled.

-Plastic bags are about 9 percent of the debris found along -Plastic bags are about 9 percent of the debris found along various U.S. coasts. various U.S. coasts.

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Wrapping Wrapping Papers, Papers, Plastic Plastic Bags, and Bags, and Gum Gum WrappersWrappers

Wrapping paper can be Wrapping paper can be hard to recycle since it is hard to recycle since it is often dyed,  thin and often dyed,  thin and contain few good quality contain few good quality fibers for recycling, and fibers for recycling, and have tape around it. have tape around it.

Cardboard Cardboard

Did you know?Did you know? Most of the waste in cities all Most of the waste in cities all

over the world trashes over the world trashes cardboard.cardboard.

If you recycle one ton of If you recycle one ton of cardboard, you can save over cardboard, you can save over 9 cubic yards of landfill space.9 cubic yards of landfill space.

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Cardboard Cardboard

Two types of cardboard could be Two types of cardboard could be recycled: Flat cardboard (cereal boxes recycled: Flat cardboard (cereal boxes etc.), and etc.), and corrugated cardboard corrugated cardboard

Contact your local recycling center and Contact your local recycling center and flatten out ask your boxes.flatten out ask your boxes.

Green Zone Recycling Center: Green Zone Recycling Center: 530-661-6800530-661-6800

Go down there and turn in your Go down there and turn in your cardboard!!cardboard!!

Aluminum FoilAluminum Foil

Did you know?Did you know? Aluminum foil is not recyclable Aluminum foil is not recyclable

because it is much dirtier than because it is much dirtier than aluminum cans.aluminum cans.

That is also the reason why very That is also the reason why very few recycling centers accept few recycling centers accept them.them.

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Recycling centers do accept cleaned Recycling centers do accept cleaned aluminum foil.aluminum foil.

What you can do is turn that aluminum foil What you can do is turn that aluminum foil you just used into an awesome statue of you just used into an awesome statue of Godzilla or something else.Godzilla or something else.

Science Club members at the Science Club members at the Historic Downtown Woodland Historic Downtown Woodland Earth Day celebration in Earth Day celebration in between Fashion Shows.between Fashion Shows.

Behind us is our Behind us is our booth and table booth and table set up with set up with demos and demos and information information wrist strips wrist strips with our city’s with our city’s go to recycling go to recycling website.website.

Science Club on the runway at Science Club on the runway at Earth Day.Earth Day.