Recycling+(Allie+Mawby)

​ ​RECYCLING

 **This is the symbol for recycling. Each arrow represents a different part of the recycling process: collection, remanufacture, and resale.**

- By making new products out of existing ones, we are able to decrease the amount of energy that is used during production.
 * Recycling** is the process of taking an old useless item and using its peices to make a new product.

"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." (Earth911, 2009)

" The average American uses 580 pounds of paper a year. That’s 67 million tons of paper per year, and paper products are 40% of our trash." (Gibsonia, 2008)

17 trees, 380 gallons of oil and 7,000 gallons of water are saved by just one ton of recycled paper. If we make new paper out of recylced paper we are using 64% less energy and 58% less water.

"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates our average recycling rate to be 32.5%. The EPA explain that 12.5% are burned in incineration facilities (spewing hazardous emissions to the atmosphere) while the remaining 55% (well over half of the estimated 251 million tons of solid waste we produce in a year) are deposited in the landfills throughout the country." ( Pacebutler, 2009)

- //conserving limited resources// (One aluminum can equals 6 ounces of oil) - //financial income// ( communities that recycle, reduce the cost of waste disposal) - //conserves energy// ( 1 new can uses the same amount of energy used to make 20 recycled cans) - //creates jobs// (10,00 tons of waste equals one job) - //earth friendly// (reduces pollution)
 * Benefits of Recycling:**

When we recycle, we reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfills.

If we did not recycle, toxic chemicals such as lead and mercury would be dumped into land fills. These chemicals could potentially contaminate the soil in the landfills and create a leak into the ground and surface water, ultimately contaminating our drinking water.

If we use materials without reusing them, we would eventually run out of all resources.

1. Paper - newspaper, magazines, cardboard 2. Aluminum - cans 3. Steel - tins, parts of cars 4. Oil 5. Plastics - milk bottles, containers 6. Lead - batteries 7. Glass - Bottles, jars
 * Objects that are hazardomedia type="youtube" key="-JQYwF4VyiY" height="344" width="425" align="left" us and should be recycled :**

Gibsonia, L. (2008). Oberlin College Recycling Program: Reclycling Facts.

Oberlin College. Oberlin. edu

On Recycling ( "How to recycle", 2009)

On The Benefits of Recycling ("Environment Green", 2009)