How Do You Recycle Paper & Cardboard?
Paper products make up about 35 to 40 percent of our trash. One ton of paper uses up to 13 mature trees. This makes recycling paper a very important initiative for living a greener life and helping to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. Paper products can be recycled as many as eight times before the fibers lose their strength. Creating products from recycled paper materials also has the benefit of using 60 percent less energy than creating products from new materials. Recycling paper and cardboard is an easy process that is greatly beneficial to the planet. Gather up all of your paper and cardboard products. This includes magazines, newspapers, phone books, computer paper, junk mail, shredded paper and any type or cardboard. Remove items such as tape and staples from your paper products. This will make the recycling process much easier. Locate your nearest paper and cardboard recycling facility. You may have already noticed several of these around your town. They are typical
