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Recycling Takes over!

November 19, 2008 — normastar

What is recycling?

Recycling means taking materials from products you have finished using and making brand new products with them. For example, most of the aluminum cans in the United States are made with recycled aliminium. So if you drink juice or soda from a can, recycle that aluminum. So if you drink juice or soda from a can, recycle that can instead of throwing it in the trash.That can will stay in the Recycling Loop and out the landfill.

Why should I recycle?

Making new things from recycled thinks takes less money, less energy, and less of the Earth’s resources, because less energy is used, factories  don’t release much pollution either.

Who recycles? It’s a certain amount that everyone everywhere can recycle. You can recycle at home and at school. Your parents and other adults can recycle at work, and so can the companies they work for. How does recycling work? Recycling starts off with people separating recyclable recycling materials from their other old trash bins. The separated recyclable materials are collected by recycling programs, processed and then sold to manufacturers for use in new products.

What are recyclable materials?

Aluminum and steel cans, cardboard, glass, newspapers and plastic bottles are all recycable materials you can easily recycle. These items can be made into new products including cans that hold food and drinks, the steel used to build skypapers and school buses, cardboard boxes, glass jars and bottles. newspaper/ office paper, plastic laundry detergent and evn playground materials/equipment.

Also, food scraps from home or cafeterias at school can be separated rather than put in the trash. The scraps can then be turned back into nutrients that help plants grow through a process called composting, which accelerates the natural decay process. Yard waste, such as grass clippings, leaves and small tree limbs, can be converted through composting into mulch to help gardens grow. As well as that if you school has a compost bin it can get in there as simple as that and the worms will do the job!! It’s a very good way to save the environment!! How can I reduce the amount of trash I generate? The best and the only safe way to reduce the amount of trash you generate is to be a careful shopper. Don’t buy more than you need, especially if the product can go bad over time(like out of date food or food you end up hating)! As a consumer, you have purchasing power. As more and more people buy products that are reusable, refillable or concentrated, manufacturers will take notice and produce more of these Earth friendly products.
		Other ways to reduce your trash output Buy products in bulk or larger containers rather than multiple small containers. Use a sponge rather than disposable towels. Buy concentrates. Buy fresh/healthy fruits and vegetables without packaging. Avoid products with excessive packaging. Repair, rather than replace, broken items. Donate unused materials to poor charities that need it.

What about reuse? Reuse obviously means just what it sounds like: using something again rather than throwing it out(recycling). That usually means finding a new use, such as making a jelly jar into a drinking glass. It’s a great way to start off. Reuse conserves the energy and many raw materials needed to make new products to get delivered and sold by companies, and doing so saves energy and reduces the amount of pollution factories release into the air and water. By recycling or reusing plastic, metal, or glass items, you can reduce the need to mine, transport, and manufacture natural resources to make new products. Trust me this will make a greater environment to live in!!! Rather than a filthy polluted earth!!! Where does my trash go after I put it in the trashcan? Your trash is eventually picked up by a  truck collector and taken either to a landfill or a waste-to-energy incinerator. Currently, in the United States, about 26 percent of the waste generated is recycled or composted, 8 percent is burned at incinerators, and the remaining 66 percent is disposed of in landfills.

What is a landfill?

Landfill isn’t just a pile of trash buried and pile in the ground It’s a much different way to explain it. Landfills are slowly designed o prevent waste from mixing with ground water and to reduce odors. most landfills have a thick plastic liner between the ground and the trash, and layers of soil are added every day to cover up the trash on

top. Materials deposed in a landfill do not decompose very quickly.

Some types of trash are dangerous and need to be sorted out in special ways . Old paints, pesticides, pool chemicals, cleaning chemicals, fluorescent lamps, mercury thermometers, batteries and electronic materials can Pollute our lands, like water and air, if they are placed in the regular trash stream, or worse yet, poured down the drain or dumped outside. So what you need to do is:

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2 Responses to “Recycling Takes over!”

1.   Lauren Says:
   November 23, 2008 at 9:34 am

   Hi Norma!

   I can’t believe that the blogging competition is almost over … I will always keep blogging though! It has been so FUN! I only got my blog this year soo… I’m pretty new to it… How long have you been blogging?

   Please visit my blog at:

   laurena09.edublogs.org

   Lauren

2.   Katherine Says:
   November 27, 2008 at 8:44 pm

   Hiya Norma,
   I haven’t been commenting on your blog that much but here i am!
   Very inpressive post! Did you write on your own or did Nadine help you?
   Any way, it was a great post and hopefully you get to comment on my blog!!
   Good luck, in becoming a school leader!
   Hope you become one!
   Great job!!
   Bye
   ~ Katherine ~

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