In the process of recycling, there are three important rules to follow: reduce, reuse, recycle. Reducing may be as simple as carpooling with a neighbor, or focusing more on what you're buying, so you don't buy items with excessive packaging. Canceling your name on a mailing lists can save huge amounts of paper, as much of the time the junk mail you receive ends up in the trash. Reusing is just as simple as it sounds. If you're going to throw away something, think about whether it might be useful to use again. For example, many plastic containers can be used again to store leftovers or other food items. This picture to the right shows an old egg carton being used as a place to grow plants. Not everything you throw away is going to be useful another time, but being aware of the idea is an important part of recycling. Lastly, recycling is the final step to the three R's. This idea follows much of what I mentioned in my previous blog. Separating your own wastes into categories such as plastic, metals, cardboard, etc., is a crucial part to an overall reduction in our waste. There are many places around the country that are looking to do more curbside pickup, to try and get everyone on the right track to recycling. (FactMonster)https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTJWbUW2vZ97IQL2DRYiY-NUsVtOhd3Sghy1jDJzxAMtf2qqrD_Td9AljNsFKL1S92owNjLQoT57mvkm3nvmWPrbeasqoseXMTh4T_yMvAgH_ZjRd7KTs5NnyTp5CPIZ6JEKBgMkUEXLt/s800/image045.jpg
Interesting Fact:
-In a study that involved recycling 35,116 tons of material, it was found that the reduction in green gas emissions was equivalent to taking 22,140 cars off the road.
