GREEN EARTH

Monday, May 11, 2009

The importance of Recycling
Recycling conserves both raw materials and energy and reduces the amount of waste we produce. That's why shopping for products made from recycled materials makes such good sense. Recycling all of your homes waste newsprint, cardboard, glass, and metal can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 8 ! pounds a year. Good Reasons to Recycle " # $t takes % ,!!! trees each week to produce the &unday edition of the 'ew (ork Times. ) # $f *mericans recycled +ust one#tenth of their newspapers, we would save ) million trees a year. , # Recycling and reusing the material in -tin- cans reduces energy use by %./, air pollution by 8 /, solid waste by 0 /, and water pollution by %1/. . # $t takes 0 / less energy to make aluminum by recycling it than by producing it from its natural ore, bauxite. $t costs less too. # The average *merican uses 8! pounds of paper each year. *s a nation we consume 8 ! million trees annually. 1 # $n "00", the 2reat 3all of 4hina became the second largest man#made structure in the world. The largest was 5resh 6ills 7andfill, serving 'ew (ork 4ity. $t is now the highest point on the east coast. % # *mericans throw away ). million plastic bottles every hour8 8 # 59R :;:R( 27*&& <9TT7: R:4(47:=, 3: &*;: :'9>2? :':R2( T9 7$2?T * "!! 3*TT 7$2?T <>7< 59R . ?9>R&. 0 # :very year, *mericans throw away enough office and writing paper to build a wall ") feet high from 'ew (ork to 7os *ngeles. "! # $n one year, *merican steel recycling saves enough energy to heat and light "8 million homes. 9ne pound of steel saves enough energy to light a 1! watt bulb for ). hours. Tips for Recycling @recycling is the step before recycling. This is the process of making a conscious choice to purchase or use products and services which will have

a less harmful effect on the :nvironment. 6now what is recycled in your community. &ome items may have special collections and recycling locations Aoil B antifreeCe at gas stationsD plastic bags at grocery storesD six#pack rings and house batteries at schoolsD grass and leaves at garden centersD etc....E. $f the product is packaged in material that is '9T recycled in your community, it becomes 2*R<*2: and is wasted8 <uy products that use less packaging. @roduct packaging accounts for about ,,/ of all household garbage. $f we refuse to buy products that are overpackaged, the manufacturers will by force to change their packaging to be more environmentally responsive. 4lose the loop - <uy Recycled-. 4hoose to buy products that are made from recycled material. $ts only recycling if you buy recycled products. <uy recyclable products. 4hoose products that are made of or packaged in recyclable material. @aper bags, cardboard boxes, glass bottles, aluminum and tin cans, and some plastics are easily recycled. *void reliance on the word -degradable-. * degrade product must be exposed to the element to breakdown. $n a land fill these items do not breakdown because they are protected by tons of debris and dirt. *void disposable and one#time use products. These are a waste of resources and energy to produce. $n most cases their are reusable alternatives. <uy in bulk or concentrated forms when ever possible. This usually saves money and reduces the amount of waste that is thrown away. Reuse items. Try to reuse items as many times as possible. $f you do not have a use for items that are still good or operational, donate them to a local charity or environmental organiCation. *sk to see their wish list, you may have something they need. Fany items can also be used for other things than what they were first purchase for. <e creative8 * plastic bottle can be made into aG 5unnel by cutting off the bottom. 7iner for a planter or flower pot. <ird feeder. 4ontainer for storing nails, screws, washers and nuts. :tc...

$f you are not happy about the packaging you see, speak up. 7et manufactures and store managers know that you are not happy with the way a product is packaged. @roducing " ton of paper from recycled pulp saves "% trees, , cubic yards of landfill space, and %!!! gallons of water. $t also reduces air pollutants by 1! pounds, saves ,0! gallons of oil, and conserves .)!! kilowatt hours of energy ## enough to heat a home for half a year. :stimates show that 0 +obs are created for every " ,!!! tons of solid waste recycled into new products. Recycling reduces our reliance on landfills and incinerators. Recycling protects our health and environment when harmful substances are removed from the waste stream. Recycling conserves our natural resources because it reduces the need for raw materials. <usiness 2uide to <uying Recycled @roducts Recycling is more than +ust placing certain materials in a special bin. The recycling loop is complete only when materials that you have separated for recycling are processed and remanufactured into new products, which are then sold. Recycling works only when consumers, businesses and organiCations buy products made with recycled material. *dvances in manufacturing technology have enabled most recycled products to compete # both in price and Huality # with products made from virgin materials. *lways look at the level of post#consumer recycled content in a productI this is the material that has been collected from consumers and reprocessed. Fanufacturers often include pre#consumer material in their total recycled content calculationI this material includes manufacturing scraps, and other by#products that were never used in the consumer market. Red ce, Re se ! Recycle" Posted by Green Earth at 8:45 AM 13 COMMENTS: 1.

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.. -im(erlyA g 19, 2010 11%$. AM $ think recycling is a great alternative to save our planet or decrease the pollution. $ think this problem still have a sollution, +ust depend of us. 3e need to think about our vehaviour and make a change and start to make the difference.

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1. )arty *ags1ec 20, 2010 0.%&0 )M $'ve learned a lot from this. There are not only "! ten reasons why we have to recycle. There are hundreds of reason why we have to. Reply

%. Anonymo sApr 20, 2011 09%&9 AM come on wake up8world need's you. Recycle and make your earth green. Reply

8. Anonymo sMay 13, 2011 11%2$ AM $t is not that hard to recycle so i think that everybody should do it. $t is good for the earth Reply

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"). (riscoepainting6ct ,, 2011 01%1& AM i agree the greatest way to help one another i guess is to recycle... Reply

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