America Recycles Day (ARD), November 15, is dedicated to encouraging folks to recycle & to buy recycled products.

Now in its 11th year, the day has grown to include millions of Americans pledging to increase their recycling habits & buy products made with recycled materials.

Soooo with that in mind, here’s a few events & bits of information to add to your November (Recycling) Calendar:

Two (!) Electronics Recycling Days:

• Wednesday, November 10th 11am-7pm @ Church of the Heavenly Rest in Manhattan (90th Street & Fifth Avenue) Sponsored by Carnegie Hill Neighbors (212)996-5520
• Sunday, November 22nd 8am-3pm @ Isaacs/Holmes Parking Lot in Manhattan (93rd Street & First Avenue) Sponsored by Gracie Point Community Council & Upper Green Side (212) 759-6895

Bring your cell phones, computers, laptops, copiers, fax machines, iPods & PDAs, modems, monitors, keyboards, mice, printers, stereo & radio equipment, telephones & telephone equipment, televisions, typewriters, speakers, digital cameras, VCRs & DVD players to one of the Electronics Recycling Days collection sites.  All E-Wasted collected will be recycled in an environmentally responsible manner in the US.

Nifty Recycling Facts:

• Glass: Glass can be recycled an indefinite number of times & never wears out.  Making glass from recycled materials cuts related water pollution by 50%.
• Plastic: Five PET bottles (plastic soda bottles) yield enough fiber for one extra large T-shirt, one square foot of carpet or enough fiber fill to fill on ski jacket.
• Aluminum: Every three months, Americans landfill enough aluminum to rebuild our entire commercial air fleet.  That aluminum can be recycled instead!
• Paper: Recycling a stack of newspapers just 3 feet high saves one tree.  Making paper from recycled paper reduces contributions to air pollution by 95%.

Some Recycling Inspiration:

Last year the amount of energy saved from recycling aluminum & steel cans, plastic PET & glass containers, newsprint & corrugated packaging was equivalent to:

• The amount of electricity consumed by 17.8 million Americans in one year
• 29% of nuclear electricity generation in the U.S. in one year
• The amount of gasoline used in almost 11 million passenger automobiles in one year

See, one small act can make a huge difference… Especially when we combine those acts together!