Publix's companywide recycling rate is 46 percent, and we are actively working to raise it even higher. In 2010, we recycled 218,400 tons of cardboard and wax cardboard, 2,790 tons of mixed paper and 8,500 tons of low-density polyethylene and mixed plastic. This recycling helped save approximately 3.7 million trees, 1.5 billion gallons of water and 729,000 cubic yards of landfill space. It also resulted in saving the equivalent to more than 2.5 million barrels of oil.
Publix offers in-store recycling of paper and plastic bags at all of our retail locations. Not only can customers drop off any brand grocery paper bag or plastic shopping bag for recycling, they can recycle plastic sleeves from dry cleaning and newspapers.
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