Because there is no home pickup for recycling in Cascade County, Montana, the Cascade County RSVP organized a recycling program. Approximately 187 volunteers collect and transport materials from neighborhoods to recycling centers. As a result, roughly 100,000 pounds of materials have been recycled instead of going to the landfill each year since the program began in 1980. In 2001, 140,000 pounds of materials were recycled.
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