Madison County Recycling

Calendar and Special Conservation Events

Commodities

Steel Cans
Aluminum Cans
Plastics Resources
Paper Resources
Glass Resources
Corrugated Cardboard

http://www.recycleroom.org/

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/recycling/solidwaste/metals.html

Steel cans are used to package more than 1500 different kinds of food - everything from apples to zucchini. Steel cans are also used for paints and aerosol sprays, bandages, and shoe polish. Even oil filters are a form of a steel can.

Aluminum Cans

Attention all kids who like drinks in aluminum cans!

What are you going to do with that can when you finish the last sip?
Don’t throw it away! After all, that can isn’t trash.
Click here to visit Aluminum.org's Recycling Fun for Kids page

Did you know?

Last year, Americans recycled 62.6 billion aluminum cans. Those cans, placed end-to-end, could make 171 circles around the earth at its equator!
When can makers use recycled aluminum instead of new aluminum during can production, they save enough energy to supply electricity to a city like Pittsburgh for six years!
Not recycling a single aluminum can is the equivalent of pouring out 6 ounces of gasoline – that’s half a can or approximately 1 cup!

OTHER ALUMINUN CAN RESOURCES:

http://www.recycleyourcans.org/

Aluminum Can Recycling Fun Facts

Cans for Habitat

http://www.cancentral.com/funFacts.cfm

How Kids Can Help Out from A to Z

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/kidspage/envirogames.html

Corrugated Cardboard

Corrugated cardboard can be identified by its multi-layer construction and its brown color. The wavy middle layer is what gives the cardboard its strength, while at the same time making it light in weight. Cardboard is inexpensive to produce and to date is the most efficient shipping container used to package and move materials securely.