{"article":{"id":262176,"heading":"Best And Worst Country And Corporate Recyclers","author":"Transmission","created":"2013-11-08 16:11:47","modified":"2013-11-08 16:11:47","last_modified":"Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:11:47","article":"

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<\/a>

http:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/media\/newsreleases\/highest-recycling-rates-in-a<\/a>

Mexico is giving food vouchers in exchange for plastic recycling

http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2013\/jul\/18\/recycling-popular-mexicans-<\/a>

China's Green Fence:

http:\/\/qz.com\/122003\/plastic-recycling-china-green-fence\/<\/a>

Sweden's record... good and bad

http:\/\/www.mnn.com\/lifestyle\/recycling\/blogs\/sweden-runs-out-of-garbage-<\/a>

Japan has a nearly 100% glass bottle recycling rates http:\/\/shop.ecology.com\/?art=recycling_infographics<\/a>

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<\/a>

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<\/a>

Airline recycling rankings.. United and US Airways the worst says Geen America

http:\/\/www.greenamerica.org\/about\/newsroom\/releases\/2010.02.18.cfm<\/a>

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<\/a>

http:\/\/www.greenbiz.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/23\/ranking-greenest-fast-food-chain<\/a>

Worst Municipal Recyclers

New York City http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/10\/23\/nyregion\/on-recycling-nyc-goes-from-le<\/a>

In UK: http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-kent-23596010<\/a>

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.



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