Recycling
it does matter
Recycling summary
The average american uses about 4 pounds of trash every day and 1.5 tons of solid waste every year! That is a lot of trash. Seriously though, 75% of trash is recyclable, but only 30% actually gets recycled, says dosomething.org. So, what can you do to help in this trash phenomenon? Bucknell University says that there are many things that we can do to help. We can start by buying products with minimal packaging, reuse scrap paper and cardboard boxes, and recycle anything that you can. You can recycle aluminum, glass, electronics, paper, plastic, and steel. You may be asking yourself why you should even bother with recycling. Well, there are many good reasons. According to why recycling matters, these reasons include that facts that it's quick, it’s economical, it saves natural resources, it saves energy, it reduces landfill, and it provides jobs. Recycling is quick, easy, and well worth the effort.
Positive affects of recycling
There will be less landfill
The air will be cleaner
Materials won’t be wasted
More jobs
Objects will have more use
You will get more from less
It saves natural resources
It saves energy
Negative affects of recycling
Dirty air
Trash all over the earth
Less plants
People become wasteful
More animals die
Landfills are full to the bursting
Wildlife ruined
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2010, May 1, 2015
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2014, May 1, 2015
" Keep america beautiful" http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=recycling_facts_and_stats
2013, My 1, 2015
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