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Virginia Beach, VA -
Orange County, North Carolina -
Athens-Clarke County George -
Milwaukee, WI
School Recycling view all
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Parkway School District -
Wake County, North Carolina -
Lodi Unified School District -
Lawton Chiles High School
Business Recycling view all
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Continental Airlines -
South Jersey Health Care, Vineland, New Jersey -
Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania -
Medical University Hospital Authority -
One American Center Office Building
- In 2010, 63.5 percent of the paper used in the U.S. was recovered for recycling. This represents an 89 percent increase in the recovery rate since 1990.
- Every ton of paper recycled saves more than 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space.
- 87 percent (268 million) of Americans have access to curbside or drop-off paper recycling programs.
- In 2010 the amount of paper recovered for recycling averaged 334 pounds for each man, woman and child in the United States.