Recycling
The demand of resources used to produce not only common university materials such as paper, plastic, metals, and glass, but also the infrastructure around us such as roads, and highways is at an all-time high due to the growing U.S. population of over 322.7 million (United States Census Bureau). The importance of recycling is greater than ever, and It’s every student’s responsibility to be not only informed about materials they can and cannot recycle but to reduce, reuse and recycle for the environment and future generations. Although there is speculation against recycling’s immediate benefits, or if the time and energy spent on recycling is worth the money it cost, the benefits recycling has on our environment outweigh the impact it has on our time and wallets.
There are many benefits and reasons to recycle that not only benefit household consumers, but also businesses looking to save money. For example, if you are interested in becoming a contractor or working in road construction you may be …show more content…
Essentially saving energy is important which is why recycling is important. For example, an article written by Joanna Poncavage explains if the U.S. is recycling 35 percent of the 251 million tons of trash generated annually, that equals 87 million tons of solid waste. That means the U.S. is savings of more than 1.1 quadrillion Btu of energy, which is enough energy to maintain 10 million U.S. households in a year. Sadly, most of our Waste is going straight into landfills, but it is still our responsibility as consumers to reduce our waste so future generations have a healthier planet. Nedra McDaniel from the Rumpke Landfill Educational Tour states, “It’s amazing to see how much of our trash can actually be recycled instead of going into a
The demand of resources used to produce not only common university materials such as paper, plastic, metals, and glass, but also the infrastructure around us such as roads, and highways is at an all-time high due to the growing U.S. population of over 322.7 million (United States Census Bureau). The importance of recycling is greater than ever, and It’s every student’s responsibility to be not only informed about materials they can and cannot recycle but to reduce, reuse and recycle for the environment and future generations. Although there is speculation against recycling’s immediate benefits, or if the time and energy spent on recycling is worth the money it cost, the benefits recycling has on our environment outweigh the impact it has on our time and wallets.
There are many benefits and reasons to recycle that not only benefit household consumers, but also businesses looking to save money. For example, if you are interested in becoming a contractor or working in road construction you may be …show more content…
Essentially saving energy is important which is why recycling is important. For example, an article written by Joanna Poncavage explains if the U.S. is recycling 35 percent of the 251 million tons of trash generated annually, that equals 87 million tons of solid waste. That means the U.S. is savings of more than 1.1 quadrillion Btu of energy, which is enough energy to maintain 10 million U.S. households in a year. Sadly, most of our Waste is going straight into landfills, but it is still our responsibility as consumers to reduce our waste so future generations have a healthier planet. Nedra McDaniel from the Rumpke Landfill Educational Tour states, “It’s amazing to see how much of our trash can actually be recycled instead of going into a