Plastic is recycled into lumber boards that become boat piers, pig and calf pens, and garden furniture. Twenty-six recycled plastic bottles equals one polyester suit. A glass bottle thrown away will still be litter in the year 3,000. If Americans recycled all oil used in car engines, it would save the equivalent of half the daily flow of the Alaskan pipeline. Some communities sink recycled Christmas trees into local lakes as a shelter for small fish and aquatic insects.
Newspaper is recycled into construction paper and animal bedding.
The best way to recycle glossy magazines is to give them to other people to read. Newspaper is recycled into new newsprint and paperboard . Plastic milk and juice jugs can be recycled into flowerpots, pails, drums, golf bag liners and kitchen drain boards. Green Valley customers recycle more than 36,000 tons a year. Recycled plastic is used in scouring pads, fence posts, and paint brushes.