RJ & Makay Recycling Blog

Recycling The Waste Around You

By: Ben Franklin

There’s been such a build-up of waste on our beautiful planet, it’s high time we sat back and took a look at which direction we are heading in. Down the same road spells disaster. For us, for our families, for the future. Fortunately, reason has prevailed in many quarters and there is a concerted effort being made to turn back the clock. What can we do to stop contributing to this form of pollution? Let’s take a look at a few items and how we can dispose of them.

Paper first. Most recycling centers accept all paper products. You can start by reducing the amount of paper that comes in to our house. Cancel subscriptions to newspapers and magazines you don’t read or if you tend to read the latest news online or watch the TV news channels, do you really need the newspaper? Cut down on your junk mail too by putting up huge signs on your mailbox. Recycle things like envelopes, packing material, etc. Print both sides of the paper and whenever you can use recycled paper.

Then come batteries. These are terribly hazardous to the environment as they leach chemicals into the soil. Make sure you don’t put hem into the garbage as they contain harmful metals. They should be taken back to the manufacturer. There are quite a few places that pick up batteries for recycling. Find out is there is one near your home. You could call your local council to enquire. Make sure you switch to rechargeable batteries so that you don’t have to keep discarding them as soon as their charge is gone.

What about furniture? You can donate to a whole lot of causes. You’ll be surprised how many places willingly take old furniture. Talk to friends or neighbors and find out the nearest community centers or charity shops. Or, if you can’t do that, have a garage sale or an auction. Make sure you give your furniture away in good condition. If it needs a touch-up or a bit of repairing, get it done before you give it away.

Now for glass. Glass is usually separated by color before it is given away. Make sure you are careful if you are handling broken glass. You can separate them and deposit them at any recycling center. Try and find out which is the center closest to you. You might just find that our supermarket has a collection corner so do ask around. This would make things really easy because then you just lug it along every week when you go in to do your shopping. If you are putting it into a general recycle bin provided by the council, just check whether they accept glass because some do not. Also make sure you clean out all the glass articles before you put them in. You don’t want the whole recycle center smelling to high heaven!

You Should Learn About Recycling

By: MIKE SELVON

There is no denying that you only have one true home. It is not your house, apartment, condo or shack. It is this Earth and it is more valuable to you than you will ever realize. It provides you with food, air and shelter.

Would you really not do your part to keep your home clean and free of litter? Recycling is the easiest step you can take towards preserving your home and ensuring it is there for your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Global warming is a very real threat to the preservation of this planet. You have probably seen television ads focusing on new hybrid vehicles that can help save the environment by producing less toxic byproducts from the burning of fossil fuels. Does the burning of trash cross your mind as ways you can help save the environment.

Our landfills are becoming overflowing with hazardous waste and other products that are not biodegradable. Plastic water bottles, disposable diapers and styrofoam containers, to name a few, are all becoming huge problems in most areas of the world.

Recycling is pretty easy once you get everything sorted. Information on learning how to sort the materials is easily found on the internet and in pamphlets from the Environmental Protection Agency. You will need to sort out the recyclables into the appropriate bins and from there the recyclable materials are sent on their way to becoming something else for use. You can also utilize those food scraps and waste trimmings from the yard in a compost heap.

If every person did their part to help combat overflowing landfills, then we could reduce our waste by fifty percent. That is half the amount going into landfills today. Perhaps there will come a time when we no longer have to continuously find new places to bury our waste.

Plastics would be reused. Organic materials would be turned back into the soil to enrich the ground for crops. It is a lovely sentiment and thought but not enough people are doing their part to help make this a cleaner world.

Recycling is a huge responsibility that each and every person should take upon themselves to help keep our landfills free of recyclables that could be better used elsewhere. If you do not know how to recycle, then there are resources in many places to help you getting started. Your local sanitation program can give you information on learning how to recycle and you can find a plethora of information on the internet.