Monroe Recycling Research Paper

We are living in the twenty-first century where convenience is everything. We use both nature and technology for our convenience and then throw them in the garbage after we are done with them. We don’t think for our actions even once. But these actions of ours are creating the unimaginable environmental plights like global warming, and climate change which, if not taken care of, will lead us to an era of burning heat, toxic air, and tremendous amount of deaths followed by the possible extinction of all beings on Earth. The United States, in particular, is greatly responsible for this, where more than “160 million tons of solid wastes are produced annually” which is about “more than 3 pounds per person each day” (“Recycling: A Major Solution For a Major Problem”). To solve this problem, we need a drastic change in our wasteful lifestyle and even a small town in …show more content…
The foremost reason for not recycling in Monroe is a lack of awareness and unity in people. Even if some people want to recycle, they find it difficult as recycling is costly if only a handful of people recycle. In contrast to Monroe, we have some cities like San Francisco, and Los Angeles, which have the best recycling programs compared to the rest of the country. But, Monroe is far behind any of them. The reason for this is lack of the rigid laws and regulations regarding recycling in Monroe. Due to this, people just litter or throw away their garbage without a thought as there won’t be any charges against them for polluting the environment. People are unaware of their duties towards the environment and even don’t know the ways they should take to recycle and mitigate the environmental problems. People should try to reduce purchases of hazardous products and look for alternative, non-hazardous products. After using, they should look for special collection events in the community or permanent collection centers to dispose those