THE IMPORTANCE OF RECYCLING Recycling is the process of collecting, sep r ting n! re" n#f ct#ring or con$erting #se!

or % ste pro!#cts into ne% " teri ls& The recycling process in$ol$es series of steps to pro!#ce ne% pro!#cts& Al"ost e$erything %e see ro#n! #s c n 'e recycle!& (ifferent " teri ls re)#ire !ifferent techni)#es %hen recycle!& Recycl 'le " teri ls co""only incl#!e ' tteries, 'io!egr ! 'le % ste, clothing, electronics, gl ss, "et ls, p per, pl stics n! lot "ore& Recycling helps to e*ten! the life n! #sef#lness of so"ething th t h s lre !y ser$e! its initi l p#rpose 'y pro!#cing so"ething th t is #se 'le&Recycling pl ys " ny i"port nceth t c n help people n! s $e the en$iron"ent s %ell& Recycling Saves the Earth Recycling !ifferent pro!#cts %ill help the en$iron"ent& For e* "ple, %e +no% th t p per co"es fro" trees n! " ny re 'eing c#t !o%n ,#st to pro!#ce p pers& -y recycling it, %e c n help lessen the n#"'er of trees th t re c#t !o%n& Pro!#cts " !e fro" r % " teri ls th t c "e fro" o#r n t#r l reso#rces sho#l! 'e recycle! so th t %e c n help preser$e the en$iron"ent n! s $e the e rth s %ell& Recycling Saves Energy Recycling t +es less energy to process recycle! " teri ls th n to process $irgin " teri ls& For e* "ple, it t +es less energy to recycle p pers th n to cre te ne% p pers fro" trees& The energy fro" tr nsporting $irgin " teri ls fro" the so#rce is lso s $e!& . $ing energy lso h s its o%n 'enefits li+e !ecre sing poll#tion& This cre tes less stress on o%n he lth n! o#r econo"y& Recycling Helps to reduce Global Warming and Pollution -y s $ing energy in in!#stri l pro!#ction thro#gh recycling, the greenho#se g s e"issions fro" f ctories n! in!#stri l pl nts re lessene! n! the #se of f#els th t e"it h r"f#l g sses !#ring pro!#ction is lso "ini"i/e!& Recycling non0'io!egr ! 'le % ste 1r ther then '#rning it2 %ill contri'#te lot to help re!#ce ir poll#tion n! greenho#se g sses th t !epletes the o/one l yer& Recycling Reduces Waste Products in Landfills L n!fills re "ostly co"pose! of non0'io!egr ! 'le % ste %hich t +es long ti"e to !eco"pose& -y recycling, %e c n lessen the % ste " teri ls th t re pl ce! into l n!fills n! %e re 'le to " +e the "ost o#t of these " teri ls& If %e !on3t recycle, "ore n! "ore g r' ge %ill go to l n!fills #ntil they ll get fille! #p& If th t h ppens, %here %ill the r#''ish 'e pl ce!4 Ho% %o#l! yo# li+e l n! fill in yo# ' c+y r!4 There re " ny co"p nies o#t there th t help re!#ce the pro'le" of o$erfilling l n!fills 'y offering options 1li+e in+ c rtri!ges2 th t " +e sense& 5hen cons#"ers see+ o#t co"p nies th t h $e est 'lishe! green pr ctices, li+e Carrot In , the cons#"er %ins 'y not only helping the en$iron"ent '#t lso 'y s $ing "oney& Recycling Helps you Save !oney Recycling pro$i!es % ys to s $e "oney& Yo# c n sell recycl 'le " teri ls to org ni/ tions th t re %illing to '#y it& 6sing pro!#cts th t re recycle! lessens e*penses& Pro!#cts th t re " !e fro" recycle! " teri ls re less e*pensi$e th n pro!#cts " !e fro" fresh " teri ls& At ho"e, yo# c n recycle 'io!egr ! 'le % ste li+e eggshells, $eget 'le n! fr#it peelings n! #se the" to fertili/e pl nts& -y !oing little rese rch n! getting cre ti$e yo# c n s $e "oney n! trips to the " r+et %hile 'eing +in! to the pl net&

A l rge section of the #ni$erse is 'eginning to re li/e the i"port nce of recycling& As the pop#l tion of the %orl! incre ses recycling is 'eco"ing incre singly "ore i"port nt& O#r technologic lly !$ nce! societies re cre ting "ore pro!#cts n! p c+ ging th t loo+ goo! n! re in!estr#cti'le, '#t c n t +e cent#ries to 're + !o%n& Ho%e$er, there re " ny "e"'ers of the pop#l tion th t re" in #n % re or si"ply thin+ it is too "#ch of 'other&