Key Points - Pros
Should Recycling Be Mandatory?
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Recycling is good for the economy/environment
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Recycling reduces the need for landfills
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Recycling saves energy
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Recycling helps reduce climate change
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Recycling conserves resources
Recycling is good for the economy
Many companies are using recyclable materials in their products/business. Since recyclables cost less, the business can price their products at lower costs making them affordable for most. This prevents raw materials from being used from the earth. The more companies to produce mass amounts of product using recycled materials, the better the economy will get. Recycling opens up new ways for people to create and reuse products. It may take a lot to go through the process of recycling, but it is cheaper. Without recycling, the economy would seek trouble. Recycling opens up job availibilities and different opportunities for people to grow.
Recycling reduces the need for landfills
The world has changed so much already with landfills being available. The main purpose of a landfill is to store the waste; not break it down. With the population growing, it leads to more waste. Reyclying helps reduce the amount of materials and waste going to a landfill. Today, recycling efforts in the United States divert 32 percent of waste away from landfills. That prevents more than 60 million tons (54.432 million metric tons) of garbage from ending up in landfills every year (Grabianowski). Landfills have plenty of space, but filling it with garbage is not a good solution. Recycling is very important because it reduces the amount of waste and use for landfills.
Recycling saves energy
The processing of raw matierals takes large amounts of energy. The processing of plastic and other recyclable materials is very inexpensive and uses less energy. Recycling materials usually take less energy because you have product to start from, unlike starting from scrath takes more energy and effort. Greenhouse gas emissions use plenty of energy when using virgin materials. Recycling helps break down the amount of energy used by not having as much waste to go to Greenhouse emissions. Conserving energy is such an important role in recycling. The less energy used the better.
Recycling helps reduce climate change
Research has shown that recycling helps reduce climate change for several of reasons. Greenhouse emissions produce methane, which contributes to climate change. Recycling plays a huge role in limiting toxic wastes. By reducing the flow of materials that are in a landifll that helps reduce anaerobic decompostion, which produces methane. Methane is something that should be greatly reduced, and with recycling it can be!
Recycling conserves resources
Recycling is an important factor in conserving natural resources, and it greatly contributes to improving the environment. Making something from recycled materials means using less natural resources.