| Recycling makes a difference not only for us | | | | used in recycling have already been processed |
| today, but also for future generations. The fact | | | | once, much less energy is required to recycle |
| about natural resources is that not all natural | | | | them. |
| resources are renewable, meaning that when | | | | Here are some practical examples. According to |
| they are gone, they are gone for good. Through | | | | the Department of Environmental Protection, ever |
| recycling, we can make the most of the natural | | | | pound of recycled steel saves enough energy to |
| resources we do have, without depleting | | | | light a 60-watt light bulb for a period of 26 hours! |
| reserves. As people worldwide are turning more | | | | What about pop cans? Recycling just one can will |
| and more to disposable packaging for their | | | | save the equivalent amount of energy as that |
| products, there is more and more waste being | | | | which is needed to light a 100-watt bulb for over |
| created. Some items, such as plastic, take many | | | | three hours! That is truly amazing! Just by |
| years to biodegrade, if they do at all. Without | | | | recycling one pop can! Imagine what would happen |
| recycling, these products fill up our landfills, taking | | | | to our energy consumption if we recycled all of |
| much needed space and making it uninhabitable. | | | | our pop cans! |
| Through taking used materials and making new | | | | Recycling reduces many of the harmful pollutants |
| packaging and products, the use of natural | | | | in our atmosphere. When industries use less |
| resources is greatly reduced. For example, the | | | | energy, there are fewer greenhouse gas |
| state of Pennsylvania's newspaper recycling alone | | | | emissions released into the atmosphere, because |
| has saved an estimated 8.2 million trees! | | | | less fossil fuels are burnt. Also, recycling reduces |
| One great benefit of recycling is that often a | | | | both air and water pollutants. Recycling helps the |
| better product is created through recycled | | | | environment through removing fewer natural |
| materials than through fresh natural resources. Tin | | | | resources from nature. |
| cans, for example, get more and more refined | | | | There are many economic benefits associated |
| through the recycling process. A better quality | | | | with recycling. Recycling plants and services |
| and more valuable, tin is created through recycling. | | | | employ many people throughout the world. New |
| Recycling not only saves natural resources, but it | | | | products are being designed for recycling plants, |
| also saves energy. As the cost of energy | | | | which also help the economy. When businesses |
| continues to rise, recycling is one of the best | | | | use recycled materials, they usually cost less, thus |
| ways to conserve. Why is this? Well, fossil fuels | | | | helping the business. The less landfills that we use, |
| are one of those non-replenishing resources and | | | | the more land is open for development and |
| recycling takes significantly less energy then | | | | growth of business. Recycling makes a difference |
| creating new materials, when you take into | | | | not only in the environment, but also in the |
| consideration the entire process, from gathering | | | | business world. Recycling just plain makes sense! |
| materials to transporting the finished product to | | | | Why not get started today? |
| the store. Not only that, but since the materials | | | | |