When you use The Shred Guy, you are contributing to waste reduction and a green community, because we recycle 100% of your shredded material. Recycling shredded paper not only helps save space on our planet, it also helps air quality. Every ton of paper recycled is the equivalent of 17 trees. Additionally, your shredded paper is further processed and manufactured into a variety of new paper products.
To give you a realistic idea of just how much you can do for your environment we have included the table below. It outlines the savings for someone that shreds only 10 letter-legal file boxes. We know you will be pleasantly surprised to learn what an impact the people that shred with The Shred Guy are doing for your environment.
10 letter-legal boxes = approximately 275 Pounds Collected which is Equal to 0.14 Tons Processed
| Translates Into: | Financial Value |
|---|---|
| 2 Trees Saved | $500.00 |
| 980 Gallons of Water Saved | $4.00 |
| 574 Kw of Energy Saved | $46.00 |
| 8 Pounds of Pollutants Kept Out of the Atmosphere | $40.00 |
| 1 Cubic Yards of Landfill Saved | $50.00 |
| Total Financial Value | $640.00 |
Estimated figures derived from official U.S. EPA calculations, and actual prices from wholesale suppliers of paper, electric, water, and landfill companies.
All material is 100% destroyed before being recycled.
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