Q: How much does Berkeley recycle in a year?
A: CCC recycles 18,000 tons of Berkeley's
recyclables every year!

Q: What is the value in recycling aluminum cans?
A: CCC recycles 7.5 million aluminum cans annually!
Making one can from virgin aluminum uses 20
times more energy than making twenty cans
from recycled aluminum!

Q: What is the value in recycling glass?
A: CCC recycles 3,600 tons of glass containers
annually. Recycled glass is used to make new
bottles and jars. When glass is recycled, water
consumption is reduced by 50%,mining waste by
79%, and air pollutants by 14%, compared to
making bottles and jars from raw materials.

Q: What is the value in recycling paper and cardboard?
A: CCC recycles 12,400 tons of paper annually.
Recycling one ton of newspapers saves 17 trees.
CCC recycles 2,300 tons of cardboard every year,
which is used to make paper for new boxes.

Q: What is the value of recycling steel and tin?
A: CCC recycles 250 tons of steel and tin cans which
saves 74% of the energy it takes to make cans from
raw materials.