We all want a better world for our children and grandchildren, and Allied Waste is committed to providing recycling solutions that are easy and cost-effective for our customers. There are many reasons why recycling is good for the environment and our community:

• Recycling preserves natural resources. By making products from recycled materials instead of virgin materials, we conserve land and reduce the need to drill for oil and dig for minerals, saving our natural resources.
• Recycling conserves energy. It usually takes far less energy to make products from recycled materials. Recycled aluminum, for example, takes 95% less energy than new aluminum from bauxite ore.
• Recycling keeps air and water clean. In most cases, making products from recycled materials — especially recycled paper — creates less air and water pollution than making products from virgin materials.
• Recycling prevents landfill buildup. When the materials that you recycle go into new products, they don't pile up in landfills, so landfill space is conserved.