Recycling Programs Solar Power Energy Generation Guide
Recycling Programs To Reduce Waste
By Genevieve Thomson
Does the number 32.5 ring a bell? No, well it should
because it is the percentage of waste that is recycled
in this country. That is up fifteen percent in the past
few years, which equates to over 1/4 the amount of waste
that is no longer headed for the trash heap.
What does that mean to you? It means that recycling
programs are truly getting their message out to the
public and that some people are doing their part to
help save the environment.
So where do you fit in, with regard to recycling? Do
you take part in a recycling program? Perhaps you just
do not know how to review your options go about joining
in the movement to keep recyclables out of landfills.
Set Up Your Recycling Bins
"Reduce reuse recycle" should be part of
your daily mantra and you should know how to review
your options and sort the various items into their respective
recycle bins. If you aren’t doing so, then begin
to change the way you throw out your garbage.
Recycling programs are dependent upon you doing your
part. You will have to take the initial step of separating
the non-recyclable garbage from the recyclables, then
put the plastics, papers, glass and aluminum cans into
their respective recycle bins.
It may seem complicated but you can always ask the
sanitation department what can and cannot be recycled.
A tip for keeping the smell down while waiting for pick-up
is to rinse out your bottles and cans.
Manufacturing From Recyclable Materials
The second step for a recycling program is manufacturing.
This is the process where your recyclables make their
way into another form. Many of your household items
probably came from recycled material, such as glass
bottles.
Even roadways are now being created using glass mixed
in with asphalt. Your paper towels and writing paper
may be made from recycled paper products.
Buy Recycled Products
The third step in recycling programs is to get more
people to buy recycled products. The more people who
buy recycled products will, no doubt, snowball into
more people who want to begin recycling.
Did you know that asphalt is mixed with glass and used
in roadways? If that is not incentive enough, then consider
your recycling options and know that a sack filled with
aluminum cans is money in your pocket when returned
to a recycling center. Yes, you can be doing your part
to save the environment and making money at the same
time.
About the Author:
Genevieve Thomson has written a number of articles on
Recycling, Solar Power, Renewable Energy and Ecosystems
including
Car Recycling,
Curbside Recycling,
Reduce Reuse Recycle,
Shopping Bags,
Wind And Solar Power,
Solar Thermal,
Alternative Power Systems,
Alternative Fuel Vehicles,
Ecosystem Conservation.
Look out for new articles as they become available on this site.
Little Known Recycling Facts.....
What are the three "R’s?"
The three "R’s" would be: Reduce,
Reuse and Recycle. Reduce is using less non-biodegradable
substances that cannot be recycled. The second is to reuse
items such as plastic containers or appliances that can be
repaired.
The third is to recycle products so that they can be
given life again as something new. The way to tie all
three together is to buy recycled materials. This creates
an incentive for more people to recycle products because
they know that they will be used in a new way later
down the road.
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