Recycling Research Paper
Ever since elementary school, we’re taught to recycle. They usually do not tell us why it’s so important to recycle or what it does for the world, but they just say to recycle. So some adhere to what we’re told and others just pass it by as if it were nothing. Maybe if we were told why we should do it, more people would actually take the time out of their day and recycle. When we here the word “recycle,” we think of soda cans, water bottles, and plastic material, but what many don’t know is that there is much more than that we can recycle. Once people start to recycle, they realize it’s completely easy and becomes more of a habit. “In 1973, not a single curbside recycling program existed in the United States. Today, …show more content…
We need to begin teaching our generations to come all the tricks and benefits of recycling. We can’t look at it as an optional task, but a mandatory task. To better our future, we must work together.
Works Cited
"EPA." Recycling Basics. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2013.
Flowers, Adam. "How to Recycle Energy Efficient Light Bulbs." EHow. Demand Media, 11 Nov. 2009. Web. 05 June 2013.
"How to Recycle." WikiHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2013.
Kennedy, J. Michael. "Seattle's Recycling Success Is Being Measured In Scraps." The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Oct. 2007. Web. 05 June 2013.
"The Past, Present and Future of Recycling." NRDC:. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2013.
Pullen, Kate. "What Impact Does Recycling Have on the Environment?" LoveToKnow. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2013.
Saahithi. "What Would Happen If People Didn't Recycle? | Online Gargoyle." Gargoyle RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2013.
Stratford, Sarah J. "How Recycling Save Our Planet?" LoveToKnow. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2013.
Walls, Dawn. "What Wastes Can Be Recycled? | National Geographic." Green Living on National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June
Ever since elementary school, we’re taught to recycle. They usually do not tell us why it’s so important to recycle or what it does for the world, but they just say to recycle. So some adhere to what we’re told and others just pass it by as if it were nothing. Maybe if we were told why we should do it, more people would actually take the time out of their day and recycle. When we here the word “recycle,” we think of soda cans, water bottles, and plastic material, but what many don’t know is that there is much more than that we can recycle. Once people start to recycle, they realize it’s completely easy and becomes more of a habit. “In 1973, not a single curbside recycling program existed in the United States. Today, …show more content…
We need to begin teaching our generations to come all the tricks and benefits of recycling. We can’t look at it as an optional task, but a mandatory task. To better our future, we must work together.
Works Cited
"EPA." Recycling Basics. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2013.
Flowers, Adam. "How to Recycle Energy Efficient Light Bulbs." EHow. Demand Media, 11 Nov. 2009. Web. 05 June 2013.
"How to Recycle." WikiHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2013.
Kennedy, J. Michael. "Seattle's Recycling Success Is Being Measured In Scraps." The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Oct. 2007. Web. 05 June 2013.
"The Past, Present and Future of Recycling." NRDC:. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2013.
Pullen, Kate. "What Impact Does Recycling Have on the Environment?" LoveToKnow. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2013.
Saahithi. "What Would Happen If People Didn't Recycle? | Online Gargoyle." Gargoyle RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2013.
Stratford, Sarah J. "How Recycling Save Our Planet?" LoveToKnow. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2013.
Walls, Dawn. "What Wastes Can Be Recycled? | National Geographic." Green Living on National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June