FUN Facts and Figures

Facts & FiguresSince 1991 TRY Recycling has:

recycled, reused and redistributed 98% of all materials delivered to depots.

recycled enough wood to save 300 acres of virgin forest.

recycled asphalt roof shingles from 60,000 homes.

recovered enough metal to build 7,250 cars.

produced enough TRY Pave to build a three-lane highway from London to Windsor (3" thick).

recycled enough construction material (by weight) to erect a 60 storey building.

composted 500 pounds of leaf and yard material for every person in Middlesex County.

produced enough wood chips to fill 14,000 swimming pools.

recycled enough concrete to fill 12,000 cement truck mixers.

diverted more than a million tonnes from local landfills.

added five years of life to landfills of Southwestern Ontario.