Do you recycle things in your home? What are the things you
recycle? What do you think will happen if we do not recycle? Tell
your friends about the benefits of recycling.
Answers
Answer:
Benefits of Recycling
Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators.
Conserves natural resources such as timber, water and minerals.
Increases economic security by tapping a domestic source of materials.
Prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials.
Saves energy.
Junk Mail and Cards. You can recycle most of the mail that comes into your home. ...
Books. Donate or sell any books that you no longer read. ...
Shredded Paper. ...
Ink Cartridges. ...
Disposable Plates and Cups. ...
CD and DVD Cases. ...
Cardboard. ...
Household Batteries.
these can be recycled at home.
Answer:It's far better to recycle existing products than to damage someone else's community or land in the search for new raw materials.
photo of cut timber batons in store
Credit: Juanmonino/iStock
4. Saving energy
Making products from recycled materials requires less energy than making them from new raw materials. Sometimes it's a huge difference in energy. For example:
Producing new aluminium from old products (including recycled cans and foil) uses 95% less energy than making it from scratch. For steel it's about a 70% energy saving.
Making paper from pulped recycled paper uses 40% less energy than making it from virgin wood fibres.
The amount of energy saved from recycling one glass bottle could power an old 100-watt light bulb for 4 hours and a new low-energy LED equivalent for a lot longer.
5. Cutting climate-changing carbon emissions
Because recycling means you need to use less energy on sourcing and processing new raw materials, it produces lower carbon emissions. It also keeps potentially methane-releasing waste out of landfill sites.
Reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases being emitted into the atmosphere is vital for stopping disastrous climate change.
6. Cheaper than waste collection and disposal
Lambeth council in London pointed out that "it is 6 times cheaper to dispose of recycled waste than general refuse." So, the more you recycle, and the less you put in the bin, the more money is saved, which should be good for households, businesses and local public services.
Recycling food waste and green waste is a great idea too, often generating lots of valuable compost that can be used to grow more food and other crops.
Worker collecting recycling, emptying bin
Emerge Recycling, Manchester
Credit: www.johnbirdsall.co.uk
7. Tackles youth unemployment
The coronavirus pandemic has caused devastation in all areas of our lives, including employment. There are over 500,000 young people aged 16-24 out of work, and numbers are expected to grow substantially with the end of the furlough scheme.
Instead of propping up declining, polluting industries, the government must future-proof livelihoods by investing in more green jobs.
Right now, young people are being taught and given careers advice on jobs that may not even exist in 10 years' time. We're setting them up to fail where we could be training them to succeed.