Needing statistics for Al and paper recycling

["Kirsten Koepsel" <kkoepsel@arri.uta.edu>]

One and all,

I am looking for some statistics for paper, aluminum cans and paperboard 
recycling efforts. I have several companies that have on-site recycling of the 
above 3 materials. 

They are interested in the following statistics-what does recycling a pound of 
each of the materials do? ie for every pound of aluminum cans recycled, x 
amount of ore are not drilled, x gallons of oil saved, x kilowatt hours of 
electricity are saved, x amount of trees not cut down, etc.

I have looked at the sites for aluminum can and paperboard recycling but 
neither list any kind of statistic that is useful other than we now recycle ~65 
% of all aluminum cans made.

The companies would like the info to show their employees just what effect 
they can have on the environment by recycling these wastes. 

Kirsten
Kirsten M. Koepsel
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center
7300 Jack Newell Blvd., South
Fort Worth, TX  76118

817-272-5925
817-307-0595 (cell)
817-272-5977 (fax)
kkoepsel@arri.uta.edu (e-mail)