FACTS One more reason to recycle that office paper: Paper that decomposes in landfills produces methane (greenhouse gas which creates 23 times the heat-trapping power of carbon dioxide). Landfills are the largest methane generators, accounting for 34% of human-related methane emissions. Our country recycles only 32% of its waste. Barely 20% of plastic water bottles are recycled. Purchase a water filter and re-usable water bottle instead. Wash your laundry in cold water. 90% of your washer’s energy is put into using hot water. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to power a television for three hours. The energy saved from recycling one plastic bottle can power a computer for 25 minutes. It takes 75,000 trees…..to produce one Sunday edition of the New York Times. According to the EPA, 75% of trash can be recycled, but only 25% actually is According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually. (Estimated cost to retailers is $4 billion) Wash your laundry in cold water. 90% of your washer’s energy is put into using hot water. With the amount of junk mail that Americans receive in one day we could heat 250,000 homes. Refrigerators with a freezer installed on top save on average 20% more energy than a side-by-side model. Barely 20% of plastic water bottles are recycled. Purchase a water filter and re-usable water bottle instead. 40% of the energy you use in your home is for heat. 40% of the energy used by home appliances is used when they are turned off. If everyone that subscribed to the New York Times recycled their daily papers we would save 6,000 tons of pollution out of the air. Our country recycles only 32% of its waste. Trees absorb and filter rainwater reducing flooding and prevent pollutants from entering our water systems. According to the EPA, 75% of trash can be recycled, but only 25% actually is. Compact Fluorescent light bulbs use 75% less energy than incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer.