- In 2018 the EPA found that landfills received 7.6 million tons of municipal solid waste glass. Only 3.1 million tons were recycled in that year.
- WWF found that by recycling glass and reducing the energy cost to remake it, air pollution can be reduced 20% and reduce its water pollution by 50%.
- More than 28 billion glass bottles/jars end up in landfills every year
- College students produce 640 pounds of solid waste each year
- Lots of this waste includes glass!
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