Importance of Recycling Essay

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dumps as waste instead of recycling them and making benefit of it. In addition, a lot of money could be saved through recycling. For example, factories could save a huge amount of money on manufacturing papers, toilet rolls, and cans by recycling them again and again. Thus, recycling could save the environment from air pollution by preventing the burning of dumps and avoiding the chemical waste spread in the environment. Also, water pollution could be reduced by recycling and by preventing the…

Another bill government officials have introduced into legislation in the past year is The Responsible Electronics Recycling Act in an effort to make a difference in the world. This bill, if passed “would make it illegal to export toxic waste to developing countries” (Acaroglu) that do not contain proper disposal sites. In other words, the United States is trying to ensure that the waste it transports to these other countries isn’t going to become part of a toxic landfill, where its workers…

The Tobacco industry has an effect on our planet more than many people seem to realize. It is estimated that over 1.7 billion pounds of cigarette filters are discarded into our lakes, beaches and oceans each year. With all of this waste being dumped into our natural environment, there are obviously going to be several effects on wildlife, and the natural eco system. Cigarette filters release the chemicals contained inside them within an half hour, to an hour of coming in contact with water.…

"In 2013, Americans generated about 254 million tons of trash." That's 4.4 pounds per person! Out of that 4.4 pounds we only recycled or composted 1.51 pounds per person, that's a 34.3 % recycling rate! Governor's of each state should require citizens to recycle because it saves the environment and will provide many jobs to each community. If all the citizens in america would recycle the environment would be around longer and the air would be cleaner. If we don’t recycle more we are going…

and long-term effects on our planet, all of which are good—how many can say that about not recycling? You don’t have to be a hippie to care about the planet or even to recycle. So, I think that kids and adults should all recycling because it protect the environment, wildlife, and also can saves energy and reduces landfills. First, recycling can protect the environment and wildlife. If everybody recycling, we reduce the need to destroy…

he fuel that is burned at the incinerator site at Runcorn is pre-treated refuse derived fuel (RDF). (1) This type of fuel is made from industrial and commercial non-recyclable waste. This is reduces the amount of waste that reaches landfills. This site also produces huge amounts of energy which generates up to 70MW of electricity and 51 MW of heat. This will reduce the dependence of fossil fuels. This is an example of transmaterialisation as it’s the transition from fossil to renewable…

If we really want to save the environment then we should get rid of plastic water bottles! Why get rid of plastic water bottles? Well, because first of all, it is horrible for the environment, and because it is a big scam. We might as well buy electricity in a can for a lot more money. Because that is what plastic water bottles are doing. Trashing the environment First of all it is horrible for the environment. According to “The Story of Bottled Water” it says, in one year just in the U.S we…

The United States produces 254 million lbs of trash every year*. 1.4 million lbs of litter get dumped into the ocean yearly which amounts to the conservative estimate of 300 million lbs of litter in the ocean total**. Despite all the advertising and general knowledge that litter is bad, we still throw some of our trash on the ground as we walk by because "the trash cans are too far away" or "it's just a wrapper." It's hard to understand that our seemingly small decisions have a huge…

harvesting of resources, and costs will soar because of the expenses that comes from extraction of raw materials. The author of “Recycling make greens go gaga, but it’s a real burden for the rest of us,” William Shughart II, argues the opposite. He says that the reharvesting of the raw material is more cost efficient and more environmentally friendly than the recycling and reprocessing of the once used plastic and glass. Shughart is correct in saying glass is more effective to remake rather than…