Keep Unwanted Items Out Of The Landfill With Junk Hauling in Springfield Missouri
Landfills are necessary, but not everything we get rid of needs to get buried at a landfill. We can all do our part to make our planet cleaner by trying harder to do a better job recycling. Here are some rather sobering facts to consider:
Landfills are the biggest contributors to soil pollution. Roughly 80% of the items buried in landfills could be recycled. Although 75% of America’s waste is recyclable, we only recycle around 30% of it.
In the United States, we throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour. This is about 42,000 bottles per minute, or 695 per second. It takes 500 years for average sized plastic water bottles to fully decompose. A single recycled plastic bottle saves enough energy to run a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours. It also creates 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than would be created when making a new bottle. Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as it takes to burn it.
The United States throws away $11.4 billion worth of recyclable containers and packaging every year. The energy it takes to make 1.5 million tons of plastic could power 250,000 homes.
Over 11 million tons of recyclable clothing, shoes, and textiles make their way into landfills each year.
9 out of 10 people said they would recycle if it were “easier”.
The lists of recycling facts go on and on and on. That is why Dog Gone Junk does everything in our power to recycle and donate as many items as possible when we’re hired for junk hauling in Springfield Missouri to keep as much as we can out of the landfill.
Dog Gone Junk exhausts all recycling and donation center options before throwing things out in the landfill. We can pick up any junk you need removed and give you a cleaner, more organized home to live in, all while doing our part to keep as much out of the landfill as possible with our junk hauling services.
Call us today at 417-619-5230 and feel better knowing that Dog Gone Junk will help you dispose of your items in the most responsible way possible.