Recycling Drive Brings in 8,582 Tons of Recovered Paper

Print this article | Send to Colleague

Paper Retriever, Houston, Texas, USA, a community paper-recycling program, this week announced the results of its month-long Nationwide Paper Drive, an initiative aimed at helping nonprofit organizations raise money through paper recycling. In total, 8,582 tons of paper were recycled through the paper drive, which took place during the month of April to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. The nationwide paper drive also raised more than $150,000 for nonprofit organizations who participate in the Paper Retriever program, which operates year-round in 38 U.S. cities.

The impact of recycling though Paper Retriever expands beyond the green- and-yellow recycling bins and beyond the month of April. Paper Retriever notes that the tonnage recycled through its Nationwide Paper Drive saved more than 60,000 gal of water, 25,700-plus cubic yards of landfill space, 17,164 barrels of oil, and 35,187, 676 kilowatt-hours of energy—enough to power more than 4,000 average American homes for one year.