The climate is changing. The earth is warming up, and there is now overwhelming scientific consensus that it is happening, and human-induced. We all need to do our part to protect the planet. Did you know that every year, one American produces over 3,200 pounds of hazardous waste? And the average American uses more than 600 pounds of paper each year? If all that paper were recycled, over 100 million tons of wood could be saved each year! The environmental and economic premise of recycling is sound: re-using natural resources over and over again after they have been extracted from the earth makes good sense. By conserving the dwindling supply of these resources and protecting the few remaining undamaged ecosystems left on the earth, we are preserving them for future generations.