If You're Not Buying Recycled, You're Not Really Recycling. The average American throws away more than 4 pounds of garbage a day, which adds up to about 200 millions of tons of waste a year.
Recycling saves energy, natural resources and landfill space.
But to keep recycling working, we need to buy products made from the materials we've already recycled. Ten Great Ways to Recycle Everyday 1. Organize a display of recycled content products at your church, office, school or retail shopping center. Ask local retailers to stock more products made from recycled materials. Purchase remanufactured products and equipment like toner cartridges, office furniture, auto parts, re-refined oil or retreaded tires.