Recycling

Recycling as a way of life, this is the goal. Do not recycle just because you need to, just because it’s the rule and only since you get credit points in the super market. Recycle because you know the big advantages of recycling and you understand the Hugh potential and saving that hidden in every item you recycle.

Using the recycling idea is becoming common in the western world and part of the people lives. But in other places, there is no thing as recycle; you will never find recycling bins and knowledge about the recycling.

With modern technologies we can recycle everything we are using. We can recycle plastic, wood, paper, metal, chemicals, energy, glass, electronic devices and so on. The list is endless. Everything we are recycling saves two major things:

1. The raw material to use. When you recycle paper, you save the trees, when you recycle plastics you save the oil and so on. Everything that is used once again saves 75%-95% of the raw materials.
2. The production process. While recycling, the outcomes such as pollution and waste are much low than producing it from raw material. In addition you use in most cases less energy, less water and less heat in order to recycle some thing and not making it at the first place.

The situation is that around 12% of the materials that can be recycled with these recycling technologies are really recycled. That means that 88% of soda cans, plastic bottles, cartons, food tins, old electronic devices, plastic bags and so on are going to the trash buried in the ground and burn to dust.

What can we do?

First of all, use recycled products, prefer to buy these products and not new ones. When you have the option to buy some plastic can, you can find recycled ones. They maybe not shining like new ones but they are more than OK to use. In addition, reuse them after they are done with the main purpose. Make a can, flowerpot or a candle holder. Save the producing of another plastic product.

Secondly, its all about knowledge, education and care. Learn about the recycling processes, know the advantages of re using products, and educate your family and friends to do the same. Global act will help to save the planet, recycle as a way of life.