The Importance of Recycling

Hey there; yes, I’m talking to you. Do you recycle? I am going to tell you why recycling is so important in this article, so listen up. Never in my life have I been so passionate about something like recycling. There are so many benefits to recycling that I wish to spread the word to people like me who at one point were ignorant and naive to the waste I was creating on a daily basis.

One benefit of recycling is that it reduces the amount of energy used to create different products like cardboard boxes or packages. Using recycled materials means that some of the manufacturing process is already done, and then it reduces the amount of energy used to create said products. This is important because we are already facing an energy crisis in our world today. There are scientists all over the world constantly researching ways to create newer, cleaner energy sources that don’t rely on fossil fuels. Solar and wind energy are steps in the right direction, but they fall short of being completely sustainable for our whole planet. That’s why it’s important to recycle and to reduce the amount of energy we are using in general.

Another benefit to recycling is that it keeps trash out of landfills. Day by day, second by second, our landfills are continuing to grow to unprecedented levels. If you think about the history of our planet, never before has there been more trash hauled into our landfills each day than right now. And with the way our world is going, we will probably continue to keep breaking our own records over and over again as far as trash goes. Landfills are unsightly and they smell; no one wants to see or think about them, but unfortunately we will have to face this reality at some point if we continue down the path we are going right now. I read on the internet somewhere that nearly 75 percent of all waste ends up in landfills all over our country. Think about the environmental impacts on our soil, groundwater, and other earthly elements. It truly takes millions of years for certain things to break down in landfills, and we are still unsure about what these various items will do to our environment after they’ve fully decomposed. Do you want plastic particles in your water? I don’t.

The good news is that it’s not too late for you to change. There are ways you can start becoming a better recycler today! A good way to start is to do some research into the types of products that can be recycled in your area and how you can go about recycling. Having a recycling bin at home that is easily accessible is a great way to make sure you’re staying on top of your game and putting the right things in you recycling bin. Cardboard boxes, plastic jugs, glass containers, and other similar items can usually be recycled and disposed of in more proper ways, and these are things that aren’t that hard to do! I hope that this article changes your mind about the benefits of recycling. Remember; if you do not recycle, our world will explode and everyone will die. Do you want that to be your fault? Do you want to be the cause of that? No, so start recycling. And remember the three R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle.