We all have no choice but to share the planet earth. Without our planet we have nothing, and she is deteriorating at an alarming rate. There are many ways we can preserve the conditions that are available to us that allow us to breathe the air and walk freely. Lets all learn about what we can do so our children and their children have a safe healthy environment to live in.
Recycling is the process of taking a product at the end of its useful life and using all or part of it to make another product. The internationally recognized symbol for recycling includes three arrows moving in a triangle. Each arrow represents a different part of the recycling process, from collection to re-manufacture to resale. Recycling reduces our waste sent to landfills, and making new products out of recycled ones reduces the amount of energy needed in production.
The U.S. EPA estimates that 75 percent of our waste is recyclable, which goes well beyond what you toss in your recycling bin at home or at school. Recycling serves two key purposes:
