Recycling?
March 18th, 2010
So i know you can recycle: Plastic, Paper, Glass, and Pop cans……. but can you recycle like metal cans that soups, vegetables, etc. come in? I really want to start recycling but I don’t know everything that can be recycled! If i am missing something or you have tips on recycling let me know!
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This is a secret the Recyclers don’t want you to know because they are making money out of doing so much of it but….
Recycling is not a cure all for the environment. We use massive amounts of water and power during the recycling processes. Many of the processes also involve detergents and other chemicals which are bad for the environment. Water runoff from recycling plants can have catastrophic effects on lake and river systems.
Also we continue to consume plastic bottles and steel/aluminium cans at a much faster rate than we can recycle them.
The real solution is to RE-USE things whenver possibe. For example instead of throwing out your newspaper use them to line pet cages or in the compost. Buy dry goods from bulk stores where they are cheaper and you can refill the same container week after week.
Avoid buying things which have excessive amounts of packaging, or which have brightly coloured labels, plasticised labels or embossing. These are much more difficult to recycle and also the processes and materials which go into making them in the first place are much worse for the planet than plain unbleached paper products.
So try starting with your shopping list to reduce the amount of waste you produce and you will find that the job of recycling at home will become much easier.