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Sears Tower today announced its recycling efforts increased by 325 tons from the prior year. As part of the building’s recycling program and greening efforts, tenants recycled 445 tons of paper waste in 2008, up from 120 tons in 2007. The 370 percent increase is the equivalent of saving more than 3,500 trees and more than 1.5M gallons of water. The success of the recycling program complements other Sears Tower greening initiatives, including its biking, hybrid vehicle incentive and electronics recycling programs.

With high rises generating roughly 30 percent of Chicago’s total waste, Sears Tower’s management and leasing agent, U.S. Equities, made recycling a priority when it took over management of the building in 2007. Since then, Sears Tower has seen increases in recycling every month with support from the building’s tenants.

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