Teach Your Kids to Recycle

Families going green is important to all of ourand rubber from the tires is broken down and
futures. It doesn't mean you have to clutter uprecycled for various things. For example, old
your home with recycling bins to achieve therubber tires have been used for playgrounds and
common goal. Recycling is good for the planet,track fields. Recycled items like that save schools
reduces waste in the landfills and creates jobs.money.
First of all, getting involved in recycling programsFourth, if your community recycles jobs are
is fun and builds communities. If you have to getcreated. Each recycling center has employees
rid of excess items, tossing them away in a landfillwho know exactly what to do with your items.
is not the answer. Learning where to recycle andThere are strict government guidelines for
learning how to recycle creates awareness thatrecycling and they know what to do. The more
can be handed down from generation torecycling centers communities have the more
generation. If that happens we can all be apart ofjobs are available. Many cities offer recycling bins
saving the planet one family at a time.for your glass, paper and aluminum. More people
Many cities are participating in recycling programsare needed to drive the trucks that will come to
of one form or another. The biggest concernsyour home to collect your bins. To learn more
now are that the landfills have reached maximumabout recycling in your community go online or call
capacity. Landfills weren't typically designed for allyour local city offices.
of the old refrigerators, microwaves, computersLastly, waste management in your community
and other similar items that won't break down inshould be a number one priority. If the landfills get
the soil over time. Secondly, check with your cityfull because no one is recycling then potentially
to see where these items can be taken foryour trash won't get picked up because there is
recycling. There are lots of government runno place to take it. It's not just about metals,
organizations that will happily take these items offglass and furniture items, food can be recycled
of your hands. Some of these organizations maytoo. Learn about turning banana peels and apple
charge a small fee, but it is worth it to avoid thecores into compost for your shrubs and gardens.
toxins that build up from these items.Recycling doesn't have to be difficult or time
Thirdly, recycling produces items that could beconsuming. If we start with knowing what and
used by someone else. Clothing that has beenwhere to recycle, good habits are bound to
outgrown can be donated to charities andhappen. If we start kids early, they too will be in
churches. Old bottles and cans are melted downthe habit and hand that habit down to their kids.
and turned back into bottles and cans. Take yourThis is a vicious cycle I would like to see continue.
old car to a recycling location for cars. The metal