What Not to Recycle

No matter the adversities, man has this urge tolot of issues, such as, efficiency and cost of
advance himself. He did so at an exponentiallyrecycling such materials and the difficulty and
amazing rate. As long as he has the capacity tohazards of doing such.
think and resources to exploit, he will do anythingHere are some of the materials which should not
to advance his race in all aspects, such as, culture,be recycled.
society, religion, and technology.1. Ceramics should not be recycled together with
In his advancement, the environment has toglass since the former material contaminates the
suffer. For example, he has destroyed forests tolatter. Also, only bottle glass should be recycled.
make way for the city. He had damaged marineGlass tableware, window panes, light bulbs,
ecosystems for his water vessels to travel. Hemirrors, and broken glass are too difficult to
has destroyed beautiful sceneries to dump hisreprocess.
garbage. He has polluted the atmosphere in his2. Rubber bands, tires, and any surface with
quest for the mass production of goods bymolds growing on it should not be recycled. The
emitting carbon dioxide and other harmfultoxic substances can find their way into the
chemicals in the air.recycled material.
Fortunately, there are also a lot of people who3. Newspapers, while recyclable, should be dry
care about nature. These people can be scientistswhen taken to the recycling center. Wet paper
who are trying to develop technologies which areaffects the chemicals used in the production of
complementary with nature. There are groupsrecycled paper pulp.
that organize and participate in cleanup endeavors.4. Metal cans that carry hazardous chemicals such
There are governments that enforce laws toas paint, thinner, and industrial chemicals should
ensure that any entity won't damage nature as itnever be recycled. These chemicals' residue can
is.contaminate recycled metal. Spray cans should
Ordinary citizens also have a huge role in thenot be recycled; when punctured, they release
cleanup. And one of the easiest and cheapestCFCs which harm the atmosphere.
ways is to recycle things. Recycling is the5. Coated paper, such as, stickers, wax paper,
reprocessing of used, old, and ready-to-throwmilk cartons, and laminated paper should not be
materials into new uses and products. Thisrecycled. That's because the gloss coating is toxic.
endeavor has become one of the main methodsAdditionally, it is difficult to recycle gloss paper.
recommended in trash management;6. Batteries should never be recycled. When they
governments and environmental groupsbreak down, they release chemicals that can
encourage its practice.contaminate and corrode anything they touch.
Almost everything, from paper to plastics to7. Hazardous chemicals such as motor oil,
metal, can be recycled. However, there are someantifreeze, or coolants should never be recycled.
things that do not belong in a home recycling binNor should they be dumped into bodies of water.
or any recycling bin for that matter. There are a