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Fast facts about waste reduction
Garbage and recycling › Recycle at school › Fast facts about waste reduction
Metro's waste reduction educators have gathered and organized short, persuasive facts that can be used in outreach and education work.
Metro’s waste reduction educators have accumulated a database of short, persuasive facts that can be used in outreach and education work.
This resource is not exhaustive nor is it all-inclusive, but can be cited and dated from primary and secondary sources. To find out more about the methodology or accuracy, contact the referenced source.
Metro does not validate nor endorse any of these facts.
The facts fall into 20 categories. General recycling and general environment are catch-all categories for facts that did not fit anywhere else.
- Aluminum
- Batteries
- Climate change
- Compost
- Construction and demolition
- Electronics
- Energy
- Food and agriculture
- General environment
- General recycling
- Glass
- Household hazardous waste
- Metals
- Oil
- Paper
- Plastic
- Textiles
- Tires and rubber
- Transportation
- Trash
- Water
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Amy Wilson
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