COUNTRIES AND COMPANIES WITH GOOD AND BAD RECYLING EFFORTS
GOOD EFFORTS
Country cutting off treekilling paper at its source:
Thailand has a ban on logging
Countries with highest recyling rates
1 Switzerland 52%
2 Austria 49.7%
3 Germany 48%
4 Netherlands 46%
5 Norway 40%
6 Sweden 34%
7 United States 31.5%
8 Belgium in 2009-10 58%
http://www.aneki.com/recycling_countries.html
http://www.eea.europa.eu/media/newsreleases/highest-recycling-rates-in-a
Mexico is giving food vouchers in exchange for plastic recycling
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/18/recycling-popular-mexicans-
China's Green Fence:
http://qz.com/122003/plastic-recycling-china-green-fence/
Sweden's record... good and bad
http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/recycling/blogs/sweden-runs-out-of-garbage-
Japan has a nearly 100% glass bottle recycling rates http://shop.ecology.com/?art=recycling_infographics
US:
Guntersville Alabama, Onondaga County, New York, Orange County, New Jersey, and Virginia Beach Virginia have been winners.
http://www.paperrecycles.org/recycling-awards/community
INDIA With 450 million vegetarians, India leads the world in nonviolent environmentally helpful diet.
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WORST
The countries with the worst production of greenhouse gases are those with heavy cattle, sheep and pig production, says a UN environmental report. These include Brazil, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia,
Canada, and the US. This UN report urges vegan diet for the world.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/02/un-report-meat-free-diet
Airline recycling rankings.. United and US Airways the worst says Geen America
http://www.greenamerica.org/about/newsroom/releases/2010.02.18.cfm
Goodwill Industries: many outlets do not bother to recycle.
Fast food recycling rankings.. McDonald's the worst An examination by environmental dumpster monitors shows McDonald's in many outlets not asking its patrons to separate paper from plastic.
http://www.sustainer.org/dhm_archive/index.php?display_article=vn304mcdo
http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2009/03/23/ranking-greenest-fast-food-chain
Worst Municipal Recyclers
New York City http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/nyregion/on-recycling-nyc-goes-from-le
In UK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-23596010
US Federal government
Usps is not providing recycled paper envelopes
Daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines
Companies with good recycling efforts are the exception not the rule.
