Monday, January 13, 2014

How Many Trees Did You Save This Month?

Did you know that North Ogden residents recycle an average of 82 tons of trash per month?  That's 12% of the trash we create.  One month's recycling is enough to save 1,400 mature trees.  That's enough timber to produce more than 18,166,500 sheets of newspaper!

Recyclable Items
Food boxes - empty cereal boxes & cracker boxes
Brown paper bags
Phone books, catalogs & magazines
Newspapers
Junk Mail including envelopes
Office and school paper
Plastic Bottles and Containers
Cardboard
Tin and steel cans
Aluminum foil and cans