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Article #222: 5 Reasons Why You Should Recycle

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Recycling is the process of reusing products, andit is then polluted before
naturalresources or man made resources being put back into water reservoirs,
which slows down consumption and lakes and theocean. This is, for the most
subsequentdepletion. Although many people part, an unnecessary evil which could be
and organizations are doing a lot to stoppedand reduced by using removed parts
encouragerecycling, most people are not of the manufacturing process through
doing enough. If everyone done there part usingalready created raw materials and
thennot only would the earth's limited manufacturer's materials which form
resources last longer, but the earth as theessence of products that have already
awhole and everyone on it would benefit been consumed.
as a result. Recycling Stops the Continued Growth of
Recycling Saves Trees and Wildlife Landfill
Habitat - Around Sites - Landfill areas give off chemicals
95% of forest areas in the USA have been into the air and pollute water that
cut down, and around 50% worldwide. isunder the ground as well as causing
This is only going to get worse as acid rain from their evaporation. This
regions of the world become issomething which could be stopped by
morecommercialized and as shortages putting less chemicals and pollutants
increase the value that can be generated intothe ground, and instead reusing them
fromcutting them down. With the decrease to make products which humans consume
in forest areas, wildlife that anduse.
previouslylived in forest areas has Recycling Creates Prosperity in the
nowhere to go and as such wildlife dies Economy -
as a result. Recycling creates new jobs through adding
Recycling Cuts Toxic Chemical Consumption new dimensions to the economy as wellas
and Slows creating work for specialist companies
Down Global Warming - Toxic chemicals that consult on recycling;
can be reused from already wastemanagement companies who split waste
consumedproducts meaning that the need to into reusable and non reusable parts;
cause further harm from their creation andincreased margins for companies that
can bereduced and even avoided completely use finite resources. In a study
in the case of many chemical products. conductedby the Conversation Commission
Thecreation of products which involve it was found that in 12 Southern States
using natural resources such as fossil of the
fuelsthat burn carbon dioxide is not United States over $18Billion was created
needed for a large amount of products. by the recycling industry alone.
Forexample, glass can easily be recycled Considering the small fraction of the
but is not being done asmuch as it could earth's population that accounts
because it is not as cost-effective for for,recycling creates opportunities world
manufacturers. wide and also reduces the inherent
Recycling Can Help Curb Water Pollution - statecosts of dealing with pollution,
Waterpollution is caused by a variety of which in turn increases the amount of
factors, however the most prominent of moneythat the private sector and
theseis in the manufacturing process individuals have and can potentially
where water is used to help make generate as aresult.






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