{"id":50999,"date":"2014-11-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/11\/11\/livegreen-america-recycles-day\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:31:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:31:37","slug":"livegreen-america-recycles-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/11\/11\/livegreen-america-recycles-day\/","title":{"rendered":"LiveGreen: America Recycles Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that Saturday is America Recycles Day?<\/p>\n

America Recycles Day is a program founded by Keep America Beautiful in 1997 and is the only nationally-recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States.<\/p>\n


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\nLocally, all five mayors from Sarpy County will officially proclaim the need to increase recycling. For details, click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Don\u2019t live in Sarpy County or want to do something on your own? Everything you do to divert waste from the landfill has an impact; conserving natural resources, preventing pollution, creating jobs, saving energy, and reducing the need for landfills. <\/p>\n

To help you celebrate, the America Recycles Day website<\/a> has a pledge you can take, information on the recycling process, information on nationwide events and how you can win prizes by sharing your #recyclingselfie online.<\/p>\n

You may recognize the ad campaign \u201cI want to be recycled\u201d<\/a> — check out their website for information on what happens to items when they are recycled, what recyclable items want to be<\/a>, and for fun facts. Did you know, for example, that one metric ton of electronic scrap contains more gold than 17 tons of gold ore? Why would we throw gold away?<\/p>\n

Other resources for community recycling:<\/p>\n