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According to Semarnat, Mexico generates around 94 million tons of residues per year, of which near the 50 percent is organic material and of the rest, just the 12 percent is only recycle.

With this numbers, Mexico has a great potential of recycling the residues of paper, aluminum, fabric, metals, cables and plastic, among others.

This not only is translated in economic benefits for the companies, in terms of saving of energy and raw materials, but also it reduces the pressure on the natural resources and diminishes the impact of the polluting agents in grounds, the water and the air.

What until today it is a problem brought about by the increasing volume of trash and saturation of the dustbin, can become an opportunity to fortify the productive chains and to create new sources of businesses and generation of jobs.

Recycle interest fact

» 1 recycle aluminum can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours.
» 1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours.
» 70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw materials.
» One recycle ton of paper save 28 trees to be felled.