Less Waste

According to the EPA, about 75% of what is found in the average garbage can is recyclable.

Recycling and composting diverted 68 million tons of material away from landfills and incinerators in 2001, up from 34 million tons in 1990, the EPA estimates.

More Jobs

Incinerating 10,000 tons of waste creates one job; sending 10,000 tons of waste to landfills creates six jobs and recycling 10,000 tons of waste creates thirty-six jobs, according to earth911.com. When people choose to give their aluminium cans, bottles and newspapers to collectors via ecycler.com, it creates income for those who wish to redeem the recyclables for cash.

Sustainability

Earth911 estimates that the national recycling rate of 30% saves the equivalent of more than five billion gallons of gasoline, reducing dependence on foreign oil by 114 million barrels. The goal of ecycler.com is to increase the national recycling rate by making it easier for people to recycle.