I was just doing a PowerPoint for a class of mine, and the PowerPoint is on recycling. And i came across some interesting information. Information about recycling employing and generating tons of money for states. If every state could get a state wide recycling program, we could generate tons of jobs, and revenue for the state. [url=http://www.epa.gov/solidwaste/conserve/tools/localgov/benefits/index.htm#two]The EPA says:[/url] [quote]In March 2005, North Carolina issued a study, Recycling Means Business (PDF) (63 pp, 2.6MB, About PDF), Exit EPA Disclaimer on the impact of recycling on North Carolina’s economy. The study provides a snapshot of the many faces of North Carolina’s recycling industry, featuring 42 recycling companies in the state. Employment Trends in North Carolina’s Recycling Industry (PDF) (72 pp, 819K, About PDF) Exit EPA Disclaimer quantifies the impact of recycling on jobs in North Carolina. The South Carolina Recycling Market Development Advisory Council released a study in 2006, The Economic Impact of the Recycling Industry in South Carolina (63 pp, 472K, About PDF), indicating that the recycling industry creates an estimated $6.5 billion total economic impact in the state’s economy. The state of Florida hosts nearly 3,700 recycling and reuse establishments, employing approximately 32,000 people, generating an annual payroll of $765 million and netting $4.4 billion in annual revenues.1 Recycling nets the following economic benefits in the state of Pennsylvania in 2009:2 Recycling and Reuse Establishments: 3,803 Recycling and Reuse Employment: 52,316 jobs Annual Sales Receipts: $20.6 billion Annual Payroll: $2.2 billion[/quote] Look at Pennsylvania in 2009. They created 52,316 jobs, and a annual payroll of $2.2B. Now of course every state would not create the same numbers, but if all 50 states were to do this, we could create tons of jobs for people and help our economy. What are your thoughts?