Many people will say, 'I don't need to recycle, I'm only one person. It won't affect anyone if I don't recycle.' In actuality, every person impacts the world of recycling in many ways. Recycling has many positive affects: saving energy and money, creating new jobs, reducing pollution, and improving the wildlife habitats. (AboutMyPlanet) Everyday I see people throw paper into the trash bin instead of the recycling bin. Recycling paper can save an enormous amount of energy and money. How? When creating paper, the tree needs to be cut down and then processed into paper. It's much easier (and less polluting) to take waste materials and turn those into paper. Producing recycled paper uses 80% less water, 65% less energy, and cuts down pollution by 95%, compared to producing new paper. By using less materials, we don’t create as much waste. This allows us to preserve natural resources, that we may have an abundance of now, but do not have an endless supply of. Next time you’re throwing something away, think about how your contribution can help the environment.
Green tip of the week: Use filtered water rather than buying bottled water. The industry that creates bottled water produces about 1.5 million tons of plastic per year. (AboutMyPlanet) That's a ridiculous amount! Buy an Eco-friendly water bottle, and refill that using filtered tap water.
Meryl, I agree that if everyone recycled it would make a great impact on the world and how much energy and resources we use, but what would you suggest to do to make people realize the difference they could make?
ReplyDeleteI also see people bypass the recycle bin for the trash can. My question is what else can we do if people aren't helping when it is right in front of them. I think we need a new recycling campaign something that catches the eye and makes people look at those little blue bins.
ReplyDeleteFrom reading this i realize how much more efficient and sustainable it would be for everyone to use recycled paper. How can we campaign this to increase the number of recyclers?
ReplyDeleteEven just talking to your parents or guardians at your home about your recycling habits can make a difference to the environment. If each person goes home tonight and makes a point to inform their families about how to properly recycle, although a small change, it can make a difference.
ReplyDeleteI agree, people throw away a lot of paper, but is it as easy to recycle paper as it is plastic? I know there are specific places to return your plastic bottle, you even get money for them. Is there anywhere like that for paper?
ReplyDeleteCan you recycle all types of paper? What about newspapers or magazines?
ReplyDeleteI agree we need to recycle more. That is a ridiculous amount of plastic made per year!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Hubbard. People need to recycle to cause less pollution. What things can we make out of the recycled plastic?
ReplyDeleteMaya, I'm not sure if there are places you can bring magazines or newspapers to recycle, like there are for bottles. You can, however, recycle them in a different way by sharing your old readings with others. There is a section at our local dump where you can bring your old magazines and anyone is free to take them.
ReplyDeleteIf we recycle then we are not only saving ourselves but the animals also. I think that people should be more aware of recycling too.
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