Recycling By The Numbers - It All Adds Up

As Western New York’s largest, locally-owned pest management company, Buffalo Exterminating understands our role as a good corporate citizen. Our efforts in environmental protection are just a small part of the big picture, but as you’ll see by some of the following numbers, every little bit helps.

At Buffalo Exterminating, we are committed to environmental protection and making it count.

According to RecycleBank.com:

120 pounds of recycled paper saves one 35 foot tall tree
The average American generates 4.5 lbs of garbage per day.
The average American family generates approximately 2.5 tons of garbage a year.
One recycled glass bottle saves enough electricity to light a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours.
Paper, cardboard, plastic, metal and glass make up over 92% of recycled products, while our garbage contains 65%of these products

1 Ton of recycled Paper saves:

17 Trees (35' Tall)
7,000 gallons of water
2 barrels of oil (enough fuel to run the average car for 1260 miles or from Dallas to Los Angeles)
4100 kilowatts of energy (enough power for the average home for 6 months)
3.2 cubic yards of landfill space (one family sized pick-up truck)
60 pounds of air pollution
4.2 MWh of energy (enough energy to power a computer for almost a year)

1 Ton of recycled Aluminum saves:

1,663 gallons of gasoline (amount of fuel needed to provide a typical home with electricity for a period of 10 years)
14,000 Kwh of energy
238 million BTUs of energy
10 cubic yards of landfill space

1 Ton of recycled Glass saves: