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Energy Saving Statistics from RE3.org
In 2009, North Carolina residents
recycled 613,504 tons of material.

This energy savings equals the
resource savings of 5,919 acres of
standing forest (based on CO2
sequestration per tree).



N.C. Global Warming Statistics from Ecoville

Calculate your waste management greenhouse gas emission reductions using this EPA WARM model spreadsheet.

EPA WARM Ranking for N.C. Counties

Calculate your environmental benefits from recycling using the NERC model spreadsheet.

See how your local government does in saving greenhouse gases by recycling household material.

 
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