Recycle

For

Life

SSaving aving The The Planet….Planet….

ONE CAN AT A TIME!

Recycle For Life

GOAL:GOAL:To Educate The To Educate The

Public of the Public of the Importance Importance of of

RecyclingRecycling

VISIONVISION•That More & More That More & More

People Will Start People Will Start Recycling…Recycling…

Only about 50 percent of all beverage cans are

Re-cycled;

50% REACH LANDFILLS!

In America, EACH YEAR, In America, EACH YEAR, We Throw Away Enough We Throw Away Enough Aluminum Cans that would Aluminum Cans that would build…..build…..

6,000 DC 10 Airplanes

FACT:FACT:

•Once an aluminum Once an aluminum can reaches the can reaches the landfill it will still be a landfill it will still be a can 500 years later!can 500 years later!

FACT:FACT:•There is no limit to the There is no limit to the

amount of times an amount of times an aluminum can can be aluminum can can be recycled. recycled.

FACT:FACT:•Aluminum was Discovered Aluminum was Discovered

in 1820in 1820

FACT:FACT:•Most Abundant Metal on Most Abundant Metal on

EarthEarth

FACT:FACT:•Recycling 1 can saves Recycling 1 can saves

enough energy to keep a enough energy to keep a 100 Watt bulb burning for 100 Watt bulb burning for almost 4 hoursalmost 4 hours

FACT:FACT:•The average employee The average employee

consumes 2.5 beverages a consumes 2.5 beverages a day while at workday while at work

FACTS….continuedFACTS….continued

• It takes 34 cans to weigh 1 It takes 34 cans to weigh 1 pound…pound…

• Each can is worth about 1 centEach can is worth about 1 cent

• Every minute of every day, an Every minute of every day, an average of 113,204 cans are average of 113,204 cans are recycledrecycled

• M. Lipsitz & Co. , LTD. In Waco, M. Lipsitz & Co. , LTD. In Waco, Pays Pays 60 cents60 cents per poundper pound

Bud on the Rocks!

““A Few of My Favorite A Few of My Favorite Things…”Things…”

32 32 ozoz

24 24 ozoz

16 16 ozoz

1212 ozoz

EQUALS 4 CANS (12OZ)

HOW TO HOW TO CRUSH CANS CRUSH CANS

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MY DRIVE-WAY

MY TRUCK

SELLING CANS AT LIPSITZ IN WACO

REFERENCESREFERENCES::•THE AULUMINUM THE AULUMINUM ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION

RECYCLE

FOR

LIFE