Stuff about recycling?

Question

ok, tell me as much stuff as possible that could help me on a pro-recycling persuasive speech please. and no wikipedia stuff. my teacher doesnt allow us to use wikipedia.

Answer 1

Try the national campaign to encourage recycling website at the link below.

Recycling Facts & Figures

In 1999, recycling and composting activities prevented about 64 million tons of material from ending up in landfills and incinerators. Today, this country recycles 32 percent of its waste, a rate that has almost doubled during the past 15 years.

While recycling has grown in general, recycling of specific materials has grown even more drastically: 50 percent of all paper, 34 percent of all plastic soft drink bottles, 45 percent of all aluminum beer and soft drink cans, 63 percent of all steel packaging, and 67 percent of all major appliances are now recycled.

Twenty years ago, only one curbside recycling program existed in the United States, which collected several materials at the curb. By 2005, almost 9,000 curbside programs had sprouted up across the nation. As of 2005, about 500 materials recovery facilities had been established to process the collected materials.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Aluminum Can Recycling

Benefits of Aluminum Can Recycling

Facts about Aluminum Recycling

Cans For Habitat

History of Aluminum Cans

How Are Aluminum Cans Made?

How Is An Aluminum Can Recycled?

Helpful Resources and Links

Battery Recycling

Curbside Recycling

About Curbside Recycling

Curbside Recycling Fun Facts

The Costs of Curbside Recycling

Used Motor Oil & Filter Recycling

How To Change and Recycle Your Oil Filter

How to Collect and Recycle Your Motor Oil

Paint Recycling

Paint Wise—Buy The Right Size

Use It All Up—Leave No Trace of Your Leftover Paint

Reuse or Recycle It—Give Your Old Paint New Life

Store It Properly—Extend the Life of Your Leftover Paint

Disposal of Paint—The Last Resort

Helpful Links on Paint Recycling

Cell Phone Recycling

Computer Recycling & Reuse

How to Start a Recycling Program

Paper Recycling

Why is it Important to Recycle Paper?

How is Paper Recycled?

The Facts About Paper and Paper Recycling

What Can be Made From the Different Collected Paper Products?

Close The Loop - Buy Recycled!

What is Paper and How is it Made?

The History of Paper

Paper Recycling at School

Paper Recycling In My Community

Paper Recycling at Work

Paper Recycling Education Resources

AF&PA Paper Recycling Awards

Helpful Links

Identifying Recycled Content Products

Plastic Bottle Recycling

Plastic Bottle Recycling Facts

Explaining the Bottle Bill

Can & Bottle Container Disposal Counter

Answer 2

You might want to check out http://www.wiserplanet.org/recycling.htm... - a growing page with some interesting facts and figures too.

I would suggest you should research the facts and figures as these are going to be heavily in favour for your speech.

Happy talking.