4/8/09
Bottled water now the most recycled item
Courtesy of finewaters.com, some nice news about progress on the recycling front…
“With data compiled during an extensive bale composition study in 15 locations in 14 states, the 2008 NAPCOR PET analysis states: ‘Water bottles are now the most recycled container in curbside programs by weight, and overwhelmingly by number.’ PET water bottles now account for 50% of all the PET bottles and containers collected by curbside recycling. This trend was consistent in all curbside bales sampled nationally, with no major shifts observed in any other plastic container category. The biggest jump in water bottle collection for recycling was in California, where a state-funded consumer education campaign, emphasizing that water bottles are recyclable, seems to be having the desired effect.”
There’s still a lot more we can do, though. Check out FIJIGreen.com to learn more about recycling’s environmental benefits, play a recycling game, and find out how you can help improve recycling rates across the board!
Scott says:
April 23rd, 2009 at 10:01 pm
The clerk at our recycling center is always amazed at the quantity of FIJI water bottles we bring in for recycling. I am happy to see that serious efforts are made within the community to recycle more of what we use. In these economic times, they say every nickle and dime counts and recycling is an easy way to get back some of those nickles and dimes!