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Recycling Fun Facts
Did you know....
SPSA collected 309 tons of aluminum in 2006 - enough to make four 747 jets.
SPSA recycled enough office, newsprint and cardboard in 2006 to save over 250,000 trees.
SPSA recycled 1,692 tons of glass in 2006 - enough to make 13.53 million baby food jars.
SPSA recycled over 3 million pounds of plastic in 2006 - enough to make over 370,000 soda bottles (2-liter).
SPSA recycled over 1.3 million pounds of tin and steel in 2006 - that's enough tin and steel to make 13,000 refrigerators.
SPSA recycled 42,794 cubic yards of yard waste in 2006 - that's enough to make over 577,000 bags of mulch and compost.
SPSA is a proud member of America's First Region.
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It begins with your morning paper and ends with the late-night dessert packaging. Every day, each of us in the region generates four-to-six pounds of garbage. That makes SPSA, our regional waste management authority, an important part of our lives. Through recycling and other programs, SPSA helps preserve our natural resources, reducing the amount of raw materials harvested from the earth and minimizing our dependence on landfills. SPSA's oil and household hazardous waste disposal programs help keep our rivers, lakes and groundwater cleaner. Through the innovative use of yard waste recycled into Nature's Blend Mulch and Compost, SPSA helps us protect and beautify our surroundings. Far-sighted business services like our waste-to-energy power plant annually turns 600,000 tons of refuse into steam and electricity for BIG businesses who support the environment in a BIG way. New! For details, please click the logo.
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