Women are some of history’s best recyclers. They have been
turning cast offs into quilts, rags into rugs, embroidering over holes and fixing
the sure to be thrown out.
This is why we're going to donate a portion of all of our classes to an
environmental cause - generally between 2% and 5% (depending on the teacher arrangement).
The list of our environmental causes are posted here. Please
email us if you
have a favorite you would like to be considered, but we have done research to
make sure that it is a quality contribution.t to reuse and recycle. It’s great for the environment
and you might save some money too!
Statistics!
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In 1999, recycling and composting activities prevented about 64 million tons of
material from ending up in landfills and incinerators. Today, this country recycles
32 percent of its waste, a rate that has almost doubled during the past 15 years.
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While recycling has grown in general, recycling of specific materials has grown even
more drastically: 50 percent of all paper, 34 percent of all plastic soft drink bottles,
45 percent of all aluminum beer and soft drink cans, 63 percent of all steel packaging,
and 67 percent of all major appliances are now recycled.
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Twenty years ago, only one curbside recycling program existed in the United States, which
collected several materials at the curb. By 2005, almost 9,000 curbside programs had sprouted
up across the nation. As of 2005, about 500 materials recovery facilities had been established
to process the collected materials.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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