Recycling trash, that is. Why should you recycle?

Well...read the following and seriously consider the implications.

An aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a can 500 years from now.

If every American recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we would save about 25,000,000 trees a year.

Americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic beverage bottles every hour.

The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours.

A typical family consumes 182 gallons of soda, 29 gallons of juice, 104 gallons of milk, and 26 gallons of bottled water a year.

The above statistics along with many others are from http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html 

If reading this information has convinced you to start recycling, but you don't know where to start, then read on. Branson has a recycling center, located on Compton Drive, which  is open six days a week. They accept cardboard, newspaper, magazines, mixed paper, glass, steel cans, aluminum cans, plastic, motor oil, rechargeable batteries, cell phones, and soft plastics.

If you're willing to sort your recycleables when you make your drop off, you don't have to pre-sort them. More information can be obtained from the Branson Recycling Center by calling 417-334-5277. You can also visit their web site: Branson Recycling Center

Still not convinced that one person can make much of a difference? Then think about one last fact from Recycling-Revolution.com:

The U.S. is the #1 trash-producing country in the world at 1,609 pounds per person per year.