Cincinnati Recycles!
For more than 20 years, Cincinnati residents have made recycling a daily habit, diverting more than 250,000 tons of material from the waste stream.
In 2010, residents recycled a record 14,343 tons of metal, glass, plastic, and paper -- 1,153 more tons than the previous year!
The recycling efforts in Cincinnati:
- Conserved enough energy to power every home in Cincinnati for 6 days.
- Reduced more greenhouse gas pollution than if every household in Cincinnati did not drive a car for more than 3 weeks.
- Saved 127,627 trees from being harvested.
Recycling reduces pollution so the air we breathe is cleaner, conserves natural resources so we will have them to use in the future, and decreases the energy needed to make new products. Recycling also boosts our local economy by creating 169,000 jobs and $6 billion in annual wages just in the State of Ohio.
On average, each household in Cincinnati recycled 193 pounds in 2010 -- 14% of all the waste each household generates.
Good work, Cincinnati, your recycling efforts made a big difference!
