The National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic will be held at the Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, Mo on Feb. 17, 18, 19, 2012. This event is held every year and moves around to five different locations, last year it was held in Omaha, Ne.

With over 22,000 expected to attend this show what a great time to talk about recycling. We have hunters coming to our place from fifteen states and while in the field or at our home we recycle. In the field our guides have places to put aluminum cans, paper so that nothing is left on the ground. Agri-tourism is a fast growing economic boost for our state and getting all of these visitors to recycle will keep Kansas a great place to live, work and visit.

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Recycling saves trees. Half the Earth's forests are gone, and up to 95 percent of the original forest area in the U.S. has been cut down.
Recycling protects wildlife habitat. Using recycled materials reduces the need to chop down trees. As a result, destruction of forests, wetlands, rivers and other places essential to wildlife is also reduced.
 

Recycling lowers the use of toxic chemicals. Making products from already refined waste materials reduces -- and often avoids altogether -- the need for manufacturers to use toxic chemicals.
 

Recycling helps curb global warming. Using recycled materials cuts down on the energy used in the manufacturing process, dramatically reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants
 

Recycling reduces air, water and land pollution. Making goods from recycled materials generates far less pollution than manufacturing from virgin materials
 

Recycling reduces the need for landfills. Toxic pollution from landfills escapes into the air and leaches into groundwater.
 

Preserves landfill space. No one wants to live next door to a landfill. Recycling preserves existing landfill space.
 

Recycling reduces waste. The average American discards 7 pounds of garbage every day. Most of this garbage goes into to landfills, where it's compacted and buried.
 

Recycling is good for our economy. American companies rely on recycling programs to provide the raw materials they need to make new products.
 

Recycling creates jobs. The recycling industry provides over 1 million people with jobs in the United States.