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With unemployment at a record high and poverty becoming common-place, recycling was put to use again in order to make materials last and dollars stretch.
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Goods such as nylon, rubber and many metals were rationed and recycled to help support the war effort.
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Landfills established in America
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Recognizing the value of used aluminum cans as a raw material for making new cans, the aluminum industry will soon begin creating a massive system for recycling and redeeming used beverage containers.
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College students creates first recycling bin
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It wasn't until the environmental movement of the 1960s and 70s, heralded by the first Earth Day in 1970, that recycling once again became a mainstream idea.
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Both consumers and corporations were learning that energy and money could be saved, along with unsustainable resources.
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President Clinton requires that federal agencies buy used and recycled goods
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California enacts the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, placing a deposit on aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles.
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Through curbside recycling programs and more than 10,000 recycling centers.
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Americans recycle a record 47.6 billion soft drink containers
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U.S. hits 25% recycle rate
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More than 5,000 cities use pay as you throw programs
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82 million tons of trash recycled or composted in U.S.
