Recycling (WAPSA)—The cans of soda you drink may help sweeten your bank account. Each year, Americans bag about one billion dollars by recychog aluminum cans. Schools, families and organizations can raise some green by recycling. However, Alcan Inc. reports over half of the one hundred billion cans sold in the U.S. in 2061 were not recycled. It’s estimated if the wasted cans bad been recycled, enough energy would’ve been savedto light all the homes in New York City, Dallas, Detroit, Seattle and the Washington-Baltimore Metro area for one year. For a number of industrious organizations, recycling has represented an opportunity to help the Harth and raise some green. For exaraple, school children im New Orleans recycled cans and used the money to plant trees in neighborhood parks. Similarly, South Carolina’s Mobile Meals program uses aluminum beverage cans to help put food on pecple’s tables. Organizations are available that help businesses, groups and private homeowners rum or participate in recycling drives. To learn more visit www.alean.com.
