Let’s examine a few recycling statistics to actually see the difference that recycling can make. According to a report based on 2018 statistics, plastic bottles are the most recycled plastic product in the United States. This is useful when you consider that recycling 10 plastic bottles saves enough energy to power a laptop for more than 25 hours.
Another statistic indicates that recycling one ton of aluminum cans conserves more than 152 million British thermal units, or Btu, of energy, which is the equivalent of 1,024 gallons of gasoline or 21 barrels of oil consumed. Another study has found that recycling one ton of office paper can save the energy equivalent of consuming 322 gallons of gasoline.