The Data
Like to be overwhelmed with data? Saddle in! Here are some interesting facts about the materials we use and the impact recycling has on each:
Our Impact
As of September 2018:
- 6.12 tons have been diverted from the landfill by using 100% recycled materials
- 7200 plastic water water bottles have been used in our blankets
- 1.35 million gallons of water saved by using recycled thread
- 0 chemical solvents used on our lucite production
- 5,400 tons of CO2 and 3.7 tons of water saved from using 100% recycled packaging
- 0.23 metric ton of Greenhouse gases saved by using recycled glass
Glass
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According to researchers at Stanford University:
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One ton of recycled glass saves 42 Kwh of energy
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0.12 barrels of oil (5 gallons)
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714,000 BTU's of energy,
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7.5 pounds of air pollutants from being released
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2 cubic yards of landfill space
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In other words …
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Recycling one glass bottle (vs. creating a new one) can save enough energy to power a T.V. for 1.5 hours.
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More than one ton of natural resources are conserved for every ton of glass recycled, including: 1,300 pounds of sand, 410 pounds of soda ash, 380 pounds of limestone, and 160 pounds of feldspar
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Every 6 tons of glass recycled (vs. creating the equivalent amount of new glass) = 1 ton of CO2 not in the atmosphere.
Metal
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One ton of recycled steel saves:
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642 Kwh of energy
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1.8 barrels of oil
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10.9 million Btu's of energy
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4 cubic yards of landfill space.
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Recycling aluminum cans saves 95% of the energy required to make the same amount of aluminum from its virgin source. One ton of recycled aluminum saves:
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14,000 kilowatt hours (Kwh) of energy
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40 barrels of oil
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238 million Btu's of energy
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10 cubic yards of landfill space
Wood
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Reclaimed wood by definition saves trees from being cut down. More than 8000 tree species – that’s 10% of the world’s total – are threatened with extinction.
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Saving just 30 trees by using reclaimed wood, can absorb as much as 946lb of CO2 out of the atmosphere each year.
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30 trees can provide a day’s supply of oxygen for up to 120 people, and the net cooling effect for 30 young trees is equivalent to 300 air conditioning units operating at 20 hours a day.
Plastic
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One ton of recycled plastic saves:
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5,774 Kwh of energy,
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16.3 barrels of oil,
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98 million Btu's of energy
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30 cubic yards of landfill space.
Cotton
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The avg. 100% conventional cotton tee shirt is made from .5 lbs of cotton fiber. The water required to farm and dye .5 lbs of cotton fiber is, conservatively estimating, 750 gallons.
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A tee shirt made from the yarn we use at Newly requires 10 gallons of water (and also uses no dye).
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Our blankets save approximately 2250 gallons of water per blanket
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Not even mentioning the benefit of diverting cotton at the end of one lifecycle away from landfills and into something beautiful.