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Here is the total volume of paper, cardboard, plastic, aluminum, etc. the South Central Indiana REMC has recycled to date.

How much has the South Central Indiana REMC and its employees recycled to date:

• 123 Cell Phones
• 33,000 lbs. of cardboard recycled
• 1,352 lbs. of plastic (equal to 21,632-20 oz. bottles)
• 5,700 lbs. of paper (equal to 22,800 newspapers)
• 360 lbs. of aluminum (equal to 12,240-12 oz. aluminum cans)
• 2,300 wooden pallets

Check out the pictures showing a semi being loaded with our recyclables.

Go Green Committee donates recycling proceeds to local charities.

• Every Sunday, 500,000 trees are used to produce the 88% of newspapers that are never recycled.
• The US throws away enough iron and steel to continuously supply all of the nation’s automakers.
• Aluminum takes 200-500 years to fully decompose in a landfill.
• There is no limit to the number of times aluminum cans can be recycled.