AL HJR215

Expresses the legislature's intent that the State House begin recycling paper and aluminum cans as soon as practicable.

Recycling aluminum uses 95 percent less energy than producing new aluminum and saves 97 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from primary production.

Recycling one ton of aluminum cans saves 14,000 kilowatt hours of energy, 40 barrels of oil, and 10 cubic yards of landfill space.

Recycled paper requires up to 50 percent less energy to produce than new paper and recycling one ton of office paper saves 60 pounds of air pollutants, 7,000 gallons of water, 17 trees, and 380 gallons of oil.

Alabama's recycling rate is well below the national average.