Every time a new product is made from raw materials, large amounts of energy are consumed. Reduce your consumption of new products and packaging: buy recycled or used when you can. Consider , repairing or reusing whenever SAVES ENERGY possible. Recycle whatever is left. Recycling uses less energy, raw materials and fossil fuels. That reduces greenhouse gas emissions!

ENERGY IS USED IN THE STAGES OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: EXTRACTION OF RAW MATERIALS MANUFACTURE OF RAW MATERIALS INTO PRODUCTS Extract Design DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS Recycle PRODUCT CONSUMPTION PRODUCT DISPOSAL CIRCULAR ENERGY PLAYS A ROLE IN ALL 5 STAGES. ECONOMY KNOCK OUT ONE OF THESE STEPS BY MODEL Remanufacture RECYCLING AND YOU HAVE SAVED ENERGY! Collect When we recycle

5Extract Distribute Dispose LINEAR ECONOMY MODEL Distribute When we Consume consume Manufacture Consume Dispose REFUSE, REDUCE, , REPAIR AND RECYCLE: YOU CAN SAVE ENERGY!

BUY LESS = LESS + + + + BUY MINIMAL PACKAGING = LESS + + +

REUSE = LESS + + + + RECYCLE RIGHT = LESS + +

REPAIR = LESS + + + + BUY LOCAL = LESS ENERGY SAVED USING RECYCLED VS. RAW MATERIALS

Recycling uses LESS so FEWER fossil which REDUCES meaning less and LOWER climate energy fuels are burned carbon dioxide production greenhouse gas emissions change impact.

Recycling Recycling plastic saves saves about aluminum cans Recycling up to Recycling saves glass saves and tin cans up to 60% 88% saves 60% to 95% of the energy needed to of the energy of the energy make new paper products needed to make needed to make 34% from raw materials. new bottles from 74% of the energy new cans from raw raw materials. of the energy needed materials. needed to make new bottles from to make new cans raw materials. from raw materials.

Source: Institute of Recycling Industries. (2018). 2018 Recycling Industry Yearbook. Retrieved from http://www.scrap2.org/yearbook/

The N.C. Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS) is a non-regulatory division of N.C. DEQ offering technical and financial assistance to businesses, manufacturers, local governments, institutions, economic developers and citizens in environmental management. For questions, call 1-877-623-6748. www.recyclenc.org