We’ve written before about the huge amount of plastic bottles being discarded in the U.S. everyday and about the many innovative ways that companies and environmental groups are encouraging people to recycle. The beverage giant Coca Cola just dove into the fray with the introduction of their Reimagine Recycling center in Texas.

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The Aluminum Association announced last week a new initiative aimed at increasing aluminum recycling (beverage can recycling, in particular) in the US. In a statement released last Tuesday, November 18th, the group said it is targeting a 75% recycling rate for used beverage containers by 2015.
At present, it’s estimated that the industry recovers and recycles [...]

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As promised in our initial post on recycling facts, we will be publishing more facts about recycling as we come across the information in the web and elsewhere. Here are some interesting and cutting-edge recycling facts we managed to dig up today. Enjoy.
Recycling Facts – Aluminum

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Recycling facts are often presented to provide accurate information about recycling and to encourage people to take action. Looking at these recycling statistics, we know that our individual act is contributing to the entire effort to recycle, conserve resources, and clean up the environment.
Conversely, recycling facts also serve to correct some people’s misconception about recycling. For example, some [...]

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