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Best And Worst Country And Corporate Recyclers

As a UN environmental report urges vegan diet for the protection of Mother Earth, some countries are doing better than others.

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As a UN environmental report urges vegan diet for the protection of Mother Earth, some countries are doing better than others.

GOOD EFFORTS

Country cutting off treekilling paper at its source:
Thailand has a ban on logging

Countries with highest recyling rates
1 Switzerland 52%
2 Austria 49.7%
3 Germany 48%
4 Netherlands 46%
5 Norway 40%
6 Sweden 34%
7 United States 31.5%
8 Belgium in 2009-10 58%

http://www.aneki.com/recycling_countries.html

http://www.eea.europa.eu/media/newsreleases/highest-recycling-rates-in-a

Mexico is giving food vouchers in exchange for plastic recycling

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/18/recycling-popular-mexicans-

China's Green Fence:

http://qz.com/122003/plastic-recycling-china-green-fence/

Sweden's record... good and bad

http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/recycling/blogs/sweden-runs-out-of-garbage-

Japan has a nearly 100% glass bottle recycling rates

http://shop.ecology.com/?art=recycling_infographics

British Environmental Policy

https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/reducing-and-managing-waste

France:
Air France-KLM rated industry leader in environmental sustainability

http://www.aircargoworld.com/Air-Cargo-News/2013/09/air-france-klm-ranked-as-sustainability-leader-among-airlines/1715291
while in the US United And US Airways rated worst

http://www.greenamerica.org/about/newsroom/releases/2010.02.18.cfm

US:

Guntersville Alabama, Onondaga County, New York, Orange County, New Jersey, and Virginia Beach Virginia have been given awards for paper recycling

http://www.paperrecycles.org/recycling-awards/community

India With 450 million vegetarians, India leads the world in nonviolent environmentally helpful diet.

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WORST

WORST MUNICIPAL RECYLERS
In UK:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-23596010
New York City

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/nyregion/on-recycling-nyc-goes-from-leader-to-laggard.html

WORLDWIDE

Daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines
Companies with good recycling efforts are the exception not the rule.

FAST FOOD
Fast food recycling rankings.. McDonald's the worst An examination by environmental dumpster monitors shows McDonald's in many outlets not asking its patrons to separate paper from plastic.

http://www.sustainer.org/dhm_archive/index.php?display_article=vn304mcdo

http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2009/03/23/ranking-greenest-fast-food-chain

US
US Federal government
US Postal Service is not providing recycled paper envelopes

Retail Stores
Goodwill Industries: many outlets do not bother to recycle.

www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/02/un-report-meat-free-diet

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