Each year enough paper is collected for recycling that a box-car train 7.600 miles (12230 kilometers) long can be made.
It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it can be recycled an over and over again almost forever. And that is very good, because by recycling a glass jar you save just enough energy to light a 100-watt light bulb for four hours.
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