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Economic Recycling "Economic Benefits of Recycling." DHEC’s Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling FYI. DHEC’s Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling, Web. 16 Dec 2010. .
 * 1)  1.4 million jobs are “indirectly” supported by the recycling and reuse industry
 * 2)  Annual payroll of about $52 billion
 * 3)  Spending by employees of the recycling and reuse industry leads to another 1.5 million jobs
 * 4)  Together the businesses employ 1.1 million people
 * 5)  Generate an annual payroll of $37 billion
 * 6)  Overall, there use industry employs nearly 170,000 workers in more than 26,000 establishments nationwide
 * 7)  Annual payroll of about $2.7 billion
 * 8)  In addition, the recycling and reuse industry generated about $12.9 billion in federal, state and local taxes.
 * 9)  Recycling helps businesses, other organizations and communities avoid disposal costs associated with landfills and incinerators
 * 10)  This is particularly true if communities consider the “full cost” of solid waste disposal and account for the environmental and other negative impacts of waste generation.
 * 11)  Recycling also stimulates the development of green technology.
 * 12)  Recycling allows for and encourages the development of more environmentally friendly products.
 * 13)  More and more local communities – large and small – are demonstrating that recycling and reuse programs can be cost-competitive with disposal options
 * 14)  Four major manufacturing industries account for more than half of the industry: paper mills, steel mills, plastics converters and iron and steel foundries.
 * 15)  Recycling and reuse are competitive with other industries