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Welcome To ChathamRecycles.org!..................Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!....................Buy Recycled....................Buy Minimal Packaging....................Recycling Creates Jobs....................Recycling Saves Money....................Recycling Saves Trees....................Recycling Saves Minerals....................Incineration And Landfills Cause Pollution....................Support Recycling Industries....................Buy Products Made From Recycled Materials...................Buy Recycled Paper....................Think Outside the Box...Recycle Your Cardboard....................

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TOWN RECYCLING CENTER

RECYCLING AROUND TOWN + BEACH

CAPE COD CHRONICLE RECYCLING COLUMN

RESOURCES + LINKS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

SUMMER RESIDENT RECYCLING

REALTOR RESOURCES

PERMITS + RECYCLING CONTAINERS

QUIZ (Answers)

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In the current Chatham Recycles column in the Cape Cod Chronicle, we asked readers to take a little recycling-based quiz. Here are the answers (marked in red)

Recycling a single run of the Sunday New York Times would save how many trees?
a: 900, b: 4,000 or c: 75,000

How many plastic bottles do Americans throw away every hour?
a: 3,000,000, b: 25,000,000, c: 32,000,000

How many styrofoam coffee cups do Americans throw away every year?
a: 6,000,000,000, b: 12,000,000,000, c: 25,000,000,000

The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for how long?
a: 10 minutes, b: one hour, c: four hours?

The United States generates what percentage of the world's total waste?
a: 25%, b: 33%, c: 40%

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Do Your Part - RECYCLE TODAY!.........................Do Your Part - RECYCLE TODAY!.........................Do Your Part - RECYCLE TODAY!.........................Do Your Part - RECYCLE TODAY!.........................Do Your Part - RECYCLE TODAY!.........................Do Your Part - RECYCLE TODAY!.........................

DID YOU KNOW? The Chatham Transfer Station has FREE COMPOST! BYOB! (Bring Your Own Bin, Box, Bucket, Buick) and take all you need!

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Chatham's Annual Recycling % Rate:

2006 21%

2005 20%

2004 18%

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ChathamRecycles.org is the official website for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in Chatham, Massachusetts. Whether you are a business, a year-round resident or are simply visiting our community on Cape Cod, we ask that you do the right thing and start recycling today! The Recycling Center can be found at the Chatham Transfer Station at 97 Sam Ryder Road Chatham, MA 02633 508.945.5156 email. For a map and directions, please click here