America Recycles Day
America Recycles Day (ARD), a Keep America Beautiful national initiative, is the only nationally-recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States.
America Recycles Day by the Numbers
In the past year, our hard-working volunteers and affiliates have recycled
- 2,335,135+ lbs of mixed paper
- 1,492,898+ lbs of electronics
- 535,918+ lbs of beverage containers
- 157,958+ lbs of clothing/textiles
- 1,899,869+ lbs of single-stream recycling
- 6,056,816+ lbs of other recycled materials
- And more!
In total, we’ve recycled over 16.5 MILLION POUNDS of recyclables. And counting!
To learn more about America Recycles Day, please visit the Keep America Beautiful Website.
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