California-Celebrate as Earth Day take 40: new CalRecycle Web site contains Statewide calendar of events

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30 March 2010
2010-Release 03

SACRAMENTO-California's Department of resources, recycling and recovery (CalRecycle) today launched Earth Day, which this year celebrates 40 years dedicated to Web-site. site contains a calendar of local and statewide Earth Day celebrations this April and how Californians can help protect our natural resources, recycling more and use less data.

"California has long been leading efforts to move towards a cleaner, healthier planet in the future," said CalRecycle VT Director Margo Reid Brown. "The environmental movement, initiated by the Earth Day four decades ago is worst than ever, and this year we recommend to do their part to protect our air, water, and this country and to future generations all Californians. "

Earth Day information Web site contains links to help recycling of beverage containers, old electronics and dozens of other products found around the home or workplace to find premises, or close to their hometowns Californians.

In addition, visitors can find your information to reduce the waste they generate, that it is important to use items when it is possible and the recycling of a number of advantages. When people recycle instead of throwing them off, turn to save energy, financial incentives, the conservation of resources, job creation and maintenance of the less common position on the environment.

California leads the nation in finding new and greater use of discarded materials that would otherwise end up in landfills. Empire State Building height of almost 100 football to fill in the fields corresponding to be diverted from the landfill 2008 Californians 51.1 million tonnes.

Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22. the first Earth Day, then the older championed Gaylord Nelson, Wisconsin, was found in 1970 to an estimated 20 million Americans. this year, more than 1 billion people prosenttimääräisesti, approximately 200 Nations are expected to participate in Earth Day.

Is the leading authority of the State CalRecycle recycling, waste reduction and reuse of products play an important California CalRecycle. maximum resource stewardship and to encourage innovation in technology, the economy and the environment with a view to promoting sustainable development. for more information, visit the following www.calrecycle.ca.gov.

### CalRecycle belongs in California Natural Resources Agency.

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