The Benefits of Recycling
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Americans generate nearly
4.5 pounds of trash per person every day
- more than 230 million tons per year.
The good news is that less and less of
it ends up in landfills. Each year, recycling
diverts more than 68 million tons of waste
away from landfills. You can help by buying recycled
products, composting yard waste, and recycling
bottles and plastics according to your
local recycling program. Visit EPA's
Reduce, Reuse Recycle Web site for
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Great Lakes Collaboration
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Members of the President's Cabinet, the Great
Lakes Governors, the Great Lakes Congressional
Delegation, Mayors and Tribal Leaders will meet
December 3rd in Chicago to forge an intergovernmental
partnership and develop a coordinated strategy
to further protect and restore the Great Lakes.
The Interagency Task Force, chaired by EPA, is
helping to convene this meeting to establish a long term,
multi-jurisdictional collaboration to address key environmental issues. More
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