| Most people are taught to recycle. In many cases | | | | associated with it making recycling much less |
| this is a good habit to have as it has good long | | | | effective. |
| term results. At times there are some major | | | | At times there is a chemical cost in the water. |
| disadvantages to this practice. This is not an | | | | With certain plastics and with the inks on paper, |
| attempt to get people to stop recycling or feel | | | | these can be get into the water during the |
| badly but to think about what is happening during | | | | recycling process. At times certain plants do have |
| the process. There is more to the whole picture | | | | chemical waste issues in the water supplies. |
| of recycling than it appears when you also weigh | | | | Before recycling products like this at those places, |
| in environmental impacts as well. | | | | make sure that the water quality if not being |
| One huge issue that many don't think about is the | | | | affected negatively. |
| energy cost it takes to transport the items that | | | | One thing you may be unaware of is that if your |
| you are recycling. There is the cost of picking the | | | | local area does not have enough workers or |
| items up and transporting them to the recycling | | | | machinery, there are times where the recycling |
| centers that are available in your area. If there is | | | | that you have done is just thrown away as there |
| one center for plastics, glass, paper, metals, and | | | | is too much to go through. Make sure that when |
| other items that is there locally, this is not an | | | | you do take the time to recycle that it's going to |
| issue. For some, the recycling center is miles | | | | a place that is actually processing your goods |
| away. After it's separated at the plant, there are | | | | versus ending up in the garbage. If not, this is |
| more trucks used to get to various plants for | | | | simply a huge hassle for you with no good end |
| different materials. Saving the resource in this | | | | results. |
| case has a huge emissions and energy cost | | | | |