Earth Day 2010 – 40th Anniversary
RECYCLE
Recycling materials refers to using items again after they are reprocessed. Items that can be recycled include glass food and beverage containers, aluminum and steel cans, newspaper, corrugated cardboard, magazines, plastics #1 & #2, white paper for businesses, grass clippings, leaves, nickel cadmium and lead-acid batteries and used motor oil. Recyclables are collected, sorted and processed. After baling the materials, they are sent to facilities that process them into new products. Buying products made from recycling materials will help to “close the loop” of recycling!
Recycling has many benefits. The more we recycle the less garbage ends up in the landfills and resource recovery or trash to energy plants. Less energy is used to process the materials, valuable resources are saved and therefore, costs are decreased. Recycling also prevents emissions of many greenhouse gases and water pollutants.
Another form of recycling is composting. A compost pile is comprised of leaves, grass clippings and other organic matter such as fruits and vegetables. Eventually, this pile decomposes into humus or compost. This may be used to provide nutrients to the soil, reduce the need for fertilizers, protect the soil from erosion and keep organic wastes from having to be landfilled or incinerated.
Check here for 5 surprising things you can throw in the recycling bin:
http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/123/five-surprising-things-you-can-throw-in-the-recycling-bin.html
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