I found this interesting enough to pass on…

Did you know, recycling one ton of paper saves about 17 trees, and enough energy is saved to power an average home for six months? This I did not! Also did you know that recycling can save 7,000 gallons of h2o and keeps 60 pounds of pollutants out of the air? I have to say, once again I did not know!

The United States EPA estimates that 41 percent of solid waste in landfills is paper. Interesting!!!

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Enough, back to recycling… We all have the blue garbage trash receptacles, to do your part as a Chandler Resident please conserve and preserve and participate in the City's Recycling program:

• Aluminum beverage cans
• Steel tin cans (vegetable, fruit, soup-type cans)
• Newspaper, printing paper, colored paper, paper sacks - No Shredded paper, tissue paper or gift wrap
• Magazines, newsletters – windowed envelopes and staples are allowed
• Telephone books – remove plastic bags and magnets
• Cardboard boxes – broken down and flat
• Chip-cardboard boxes – includes cereal, prepared foods and detergent-type boxes
• Plastic bottles & containers – food, beverage, condiment, shampoo and detergent-type showing #1 - #6 marked on the bottom of the container
• Glass food and beverage jars and bottles – clear, green and brown
• Empty aerosol spray cans – shaving cream, deodorant, cooking and furniture spraying cans

There is so much we can do as residents….Please help do your part.