為了響應地球日，華盛頓都會區運輸管理局鼓勵地鐵通勤族回收所閱讀的報紙。美國環保署志工在4月20日於哥倫比亞、維吉尼亞和馬里蘭行政區的7個地鐵站，協助通勤族回收報紙。
地區性的青年團體在地鐵站將報紙回收箱加以裝飾，而來自工務處、蒙哥馬利郡、喬治王子郡和阿靈頓郡的志工則是協助回答通勤族所提出的回收問題。地鐵環境管理部代理主任勒拉舍爾表示：「去年地鐵站回收的報紙重量為2400噸，相當於每個月就回收了200噸或40萬磅的報紙；地鐵站同時也回收在火車調度場和巴士車庫所發現的其他物品，包括廢金屬、回收機油、油漆、潤滑油、溶劑、鐵道枕木、燈管和電池。」
地鐵站經理凱透則表示：「在地鐵站每天都是地球日，每天都有近110萬人選擇搭乘地鐵或都會公車，取代自行開車，這些地鐵乘客每天替原本就已相當擁塞的道路減少32萬5千台車輛，節省上千加侖的汽油，並減少車輛的廢氣排放。」
In celebration of Earth Day, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is encouraging morning rail commuters to recycle their newspapers. On Friday, volunteers from the U.S. EPA assisted commuters in recycling their newspapers at seven Metrorail stations spanning the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland.
Area youth groups have decorated the newspaper recycling bins at the Metro stations and volunteers from the District Department of Public Works, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, and Arlington County were available to answer commuters' recycling questions.
"Last year, Metro recycled 2,400 tons of newspapers. That’s 200 tons or 400,000 pounds of newspapers every month," said Joan LeLacheur, Metro’s acting director for environmental management. "Metro also recycles items found in its rail yards and bus garages including scrap metal, used oil, paints, greases and solvents, rail ties, light bulbs and batteries."
"At Metro, every day is Earth Day," said Metro General Manager John Catoe. "With nearly 1.1 million people each weekday choosing to take Metrorail or Metrobus instead of driving, Metro riders keep more than 325,000 vehicles off the region’s already congested roadways each day, saving thousands of gallons of gasoline and reducing vehicle emissions."
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