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CLEAN YOUR FILES DAY—APRIL 20, 2005 Page 2 of 2 <br /> tenth of their newspaper, we would save 2.5 million trees a year. <br /> • The average American uses 580 pounds of paper each year. As a nation we consume 850 <br /> million trees annually. <br /> • One tree can filter up to 60 pounds of pollutants from the air each year. <br /> • Every year, Americans throw away enough office and writing paper to build a wall 12 feet <br /> high from New York to Los Angeles. <br /> • One ton of recycled paper uses 64% less energy, 50% less water, 74% less air pollution, <br /> saves 17 trees and creates 5 times more jobs than 1 ton of paper products from virgin wood <br /> pulp. <br /> • Recycling a four-foot stack of paper saves a 40-foot pine tree. <br /> Information on implementing a recycling program in your home or work place will be available at the event. <br /> Waste Management, Inc. provides recycling services throughout St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties. Solid <br /> Waste Management District of St. Joseph County manages the county-wide curbside recycling program. <br /> For more information, contact Jennifer Jackson, Communications & Special Projects, 235-7590; Don <br /> Ullery, Waste Management, 299-4572; or Mark Mehall, Solid Waste Management District, 235 <br /> Back I City Home Page I City Directory I Site Map I Search Go <br /> powered by FreeFind <br /> Created by the City of South Bend Department of Information Technologies. <br /> Copyright©2005 City of South Bend.All rights reserved. <br /> http://www.ci.south-bend.in.us/Press/Releases 2005/041405 C1eanFiles1tm 1/13/2006 <br />