
For my first job after college I was an Environmental Specialist Level Two at a Resource Recovery plant. I prepared data reports on electrical, oil, water, air and steam usage from the overall system that created power by converting garbage to electricity. From the garbage we removed all items that we could recycle before burning the remaining garbage to produce electricity that was sold to the power company.
"...glass was recycled by color and when a clear diamond went through
the system, alarms went off..."

On average, each American puts into the trash the following:
1.) Items that can be Recycled totaled 24% of the trash!
2.) Items that can be Composted totaled 48% of the trash!
3.) Items that were reusable, such as closet hangers, totaled 6%!
The BOTTOM LINE: Only 22% of the items in the trash, belonged in the trash!!!
Please think twice before you toss something away. We are wasting our waste! At this rate, we will need future companies to go mining in our landfills to recover metals that have run out. Even with a major cleaning project at home, think twice. For the same amount of time it takes to call and find a company to deliver a Dumpster at the best price, you can call your Church, Community Center and a local Non-profit organization to pick up that old kitchen table or sofa. America, we must stop wasting Waste.
Bill Lauto, GTG
Environmental Scientist at
GoingTrueGreen.com
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