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A Word About Recycling
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San Marcos (Texas) Daily Record; April 5, 2009
Sometimes we wonder, besides the “feel good” result of recycling, does it really pay in other ways. From a recent article in the Resource Recycling e-newsletter, we find the difference it is making in just the northeast part of the country.
“According to a new study commissioned by the Northeast Recycling Council, recycling and re-use in Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania was a $35 billion industry in 2007. The Recycling Economic Information Study Update found that the region boasted over 11,000 recycling and reuse businesses, employing in excess of 100,000 people.”
