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media type="custom" key="4656965" Recycling Fast Facts Our Make Your own paper lesson: Through a hands-on activity, students understand the basics of the paper making process by using recovered or used paper to make a new piece of paper. Check out the link Recycling Paper 10/26/09 below to view our lesson!
 * Every ton of paper recycled saves more than 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space. That is about the same size asa small refrigerator.
 * In 2008, a record high of 57.4 percent of the paper used in the U.S. was recovered for recycling. That's an average of 340 pounds for every man, woman, and child in the country.
 * In 2007, 87 percent of Americans had access to curbside or dropoff paper recycling programs.
 * Paper recycling is not a new idea - in the 19th century, people used old cloths and rags to make new paper.
 * Many different grades of paper can be recycled into new products. Notebook paper, newspaper, or packaging. Newspaper is usually made into new newsprint, eggcartons, or paperboard. Cardboard is recycled into new cardboard or paperboard packaging.
 * For more info on recycling paper visit [|http://paperrecycling.org]

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