1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours.
Only about 25% of the plastic produced in the U.S. is recycled.
Enough
plastic is produced in the United States each year to shrink wrap Texas.
Approximately 88 percent of the energy is saved when plastic is made from plastic rather than from the raw materials of gas and oil.
Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator.
