Recycling

Beginning in September of 2008, CMBC is working toward becoming "Green".

Here are some totals of our recycling efforts so far.


 

  • 268               Cartridges Recycled                                    

  • 52,190           Water Saved- Gallons                         

  • 47.56            Land Fill Spaced Saved - Cubic Yards 

  • 126.92           Trees Saved                                           

  • 11,404.26      Energy Saved - KWH                           

     

last update 8-31-10


 
Recycling Facts                                                           
                                                               
Recycling of Aluminum Cans — saves 95% of the Energy required to make the same amount of Aluminum from its virgin source.   
                                                               
One ton of recycled Aluminum saves 14,000 KWH of Energy, 40 barrels of oil, 238 million BTUs of Energy.                   
One ton of recycled Aluminum saves 10 cubic yards of landfill space.                                   
   
Recycling Plastic                                                       
                                                               
One ton of recycled Plastic saves 5,774 KWH of Energy, 16.3 barrels of oil, 98 million BTUs of Energy.                   
One ton of recycled Plastic saves 30 cubic yards of landfill space.                                   

Recycling Glass                                                       
                                                               
One ton of recycled Glass saves 42 KWH of Energy, 0.12 barrels of oil (5 gallons), 714,000 BTUs of Energy, and 7.5 pounds of Air Pollutants from being released.
One ton of recycled Glass saves 2 cubic yards of landfill space.                       
Over 30% of the raw material used in Glass production now comes from recycled Glass.                           

Recycling Office Paper/ Cardboard                                               
                                                               
One ton of recycled Paper/ Cardboard saves 4,100 KWH of Energy, 9 barrels of oil, and 54 million BTUs of Energy.               
One ton of recycled Paper/ Cardboard saves 60 pounds of Air Pollutants from being released.                       
One ton of recycled Paper/ Cardboard saves 7,000 gallons of water.                                   
One ton of recycled Paper/ Cardboard saves 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space.                               
One ton of recycled Paper/ Cardboard saves 17 trees.