If you are in the process of going green and creating an environmentally friendly home, then you are probably looking into recycling. One of the R’s of green living, I am sure you are familiar with the term “reduce, reuse, and recycle”.
Recycling helps convert old products into new useful products. It is good for the environment since it sends less trash to landfills. It helps reduce air and water pollution. In your journey to go green, recycling is one of the steps to be more eco-friendly. For more steps and tips, check out the free eBook of over 100 going green tips.
So, what Is Recycling? Recycling is the process of turning old used materials into new ones. Through recycling and reusing, waste, energy and raw materials are saved. With a growing population and the convenience of single-use packaging, natural resources are being depleted at an alarming rate. And a gut-wrenching statistic, currently less than 25% of waste is being recycled. The rest is being buried or incinerated in landfills. How absurd is that?!?
More than 70% of the waste we produce can be reused and recycled. If you are decluttering or finished with something, check to see if it can be reused or recycled. Nearly everything you use in your everyday life can be recycled. Make recycling a regular habit. Even if just half of you reading this recycled on a regular basis, it would reduce greenhouse emissions equivalent to taking 25 million cars off the road.
Recycling helps reduce the exploitation of natural resources, saves money, and reduces pollution and waste. Recycling is a process. It is more than just separating plastic bottles and aluminum cans out of the trash. It is a process that includes collecting recyclable materials, processing them into raw materials and then manufacturing the raw materials into new products.
Recycling is important but because it does take resources to produce new materials always consider reducing and reusing before recycling.
7 Ways To Recycle At Home
1. Have recycling bins in a convenient place
2. Recycle e-waste
3. Purchase products made with recycled packaging
4. Recycle grass clippings
5. Compost kitchen scraps and yard waste
6. Recycle water
7. Collect rainwater
Learn more in-depth at Ways To Recycle: 7 Easy Tips For Your Home
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