While most people understand the importance of recycling, the impact the practice can have on the environment can be hard to fully imagine. For example, did you know that the U.S produces enough plastic a year to cover the entire state of Texas like a giant Jell-O mold? Or that manufacturers use 88 percent less…

While most people understand the environmental benefits offered by recycling, many don’t appreciate the economic success recycling has offered businesses across the U.S. By transforming waste into valuable raw material, recycling creates needed jobs, enables manufacturing industries to become more competitive in the global market, and makes an indispensable impact on America’s economy. Recycling Works…