Iowa Recycling Facts

• 1.2 million tons of materials are recycled in Iowa each year.

• 600 plus Iowa communities have curbside recycling.

• As of fiscal year 2002, 35 percent of all waste generated in Iowa was diverted from landfills.

• Recycling results in a net fiscal gain for Iowa's local and state government.

• Iowa's recycling industry supports an estimated 15,760 Iowa jobs and generates over $4 billion in direct-industrial output.