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