Hypothesis
If homes upgrade to two separate waste bins, one for trash waste and one for recyclable material, then they can substantially reduce the amount of recyclable product that is unnecessarily sent to landfills. This is an easy, cost effective, at home solution that can greatly reduce a communities environmental impact.
Statistics
-Recycling 1 ton of paper can save up to 17 mature trees or 165 gallons of gasoline used during paper production ~source
-86% of plastic bottles in the U.S. end up in landfills ~source
-The process of recycling paper instead of making it from new materials generates 74% less air pollution and uses 50% less water ~source
-There is no limit to how many times aluminum can be recycled into new product~ source
-An aluminum can be reconstructed into a new can in less than 60 days~source
-86% of plastic bottles in the U.S. end up in landfills ~source
-The process of recycling paper instead of making it from new materials generates 74% less air pollution and uses 50% less water ~source
-There is no limit to how many times aluminum can be recycled into new product~ source
-An aluminum can be reconstructed into a new can in less than 60 days~source