Biosphere 1 opened its doors in November 1995. Since then, more than 500,000 visitors have dropped off recyclable materials. This is equivalent to over 50,000 visitors per year.
As of August 2001, over 59,000 tons of materials have been recycled. Approximately 30 tons of newsprint are recycled each month. Approximately 6.6 tons of cardboard are recycled each month. Approximately 35.3 tons of metal are recycled each month. Approximately 2.5 tons of plastic are recycled each month. Approximately 4.5 tons of glass are recycled each month. Approximately 592 tons of brush are recycled each month. Approximately 18 tons of tires are recycled each month. Approximately 347 tons of biosolids are recycled each month.
If we all do our part, we can help make a positive impact on our environment.

The Biosphere I Recycle Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. You must present a current City of Texas City water bill to dispose of trash and brush. You do not have to present a water bill if you are only dropping off recyclable items. What's a recyclable item?

• aluminum
• clear and colored glass
• plastics #1 and #2
• steel
• used motor oil
• cardboard
• newspapers and magazines

The Biosphere does not accept automobile batteries, paint and other toxic or hazardous materials, or roofing materials. The Biosphere follows a city calendar and is closed on all city holidays.

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• Circumferance: 24,901.5 Miles
• Diameter: 7,926.41 Miles at the Equator
• Surface Area: 196,935,000 SQ Miles
• Highest Point is MT Everest at 29,028 Above Sea Level

 

About 630 steel cans are recycled every second!

By Recycling 1 ton of paper you save 17 trees

Glass never wears out -- it can be recycled forever.

Americans throw away enough aluminum every three months to rebuild our entire commercial air fleet.

Approximately 3.8 million tons of rubber tires (or 257 million scrap tires- about 1 tire per person in the United States) were generated in 1995.

In a lifetime, the average American will throw away 600 times his or her adult weight in garbage.

Each of us generates on average 4.4 pounds of waste per day per person.

American's throw away enough office and writing paper annually to build a wall 12 feet high stretching from Los Angeles to New York City.

Motor oil never wears out, it just gets dirty. Oil can be recycled, re-refined and used again, reducing our reliance on imported

Five recycled plastic bottles make enough fiberfill to stuff a ski jacket

What's in your trash? Can it be recycled at Biosphere? Can it be separated into plastic, aluminum and paper? We can all make a tremendous impact on our community through recycling programs. Challenge yourself to produce less waste, recycle more, buy more recycled content products, and conserve energy and our natural resources. Step up to the challenge and join us as we reduce, reuse and recycle in our community the 3rd weekend of every month.