RECYCLE
INTRODUCTION
With the increasing of human population the needs for the people also increase. But the point of concern is that are there enough natural resources to service all your needs. What if these resource finish, this is one thing we need to ponder upon. We need to start recycling or recycling waste to converse our natural resources. Recycling is simply the process of reusing the items from which utility can still be derived. It is important to recycle waste so that you can at least converse some of our natural resources for generation to come.
There many products that can be recycled such as papers, glass, tin, plastics and more. Recycling are important because many products such as paper, cardboards and cups comes from trees. In facts trees are our naturals assets, you can converse trees cut down a year. This is one form of waste recycling. One should understand and know the importance of recycling waste materials. One simple benefits of recycling is it saves our resources. It will be wise to reuse metal item as metal reserves may be depleting. You can sold your wore out metal items for recycling. As mentioned earlier, recycling of waste papers can save our forests.
Recycling waste not only save our natural resources but also help save energy. By simply recycling an item or making a basic fix to it, we can we save all the energy that would have been consumed in the process of making it. The same example can be taken with plastic items. A large amount of energy can be saved by reusing the plastic items. To recycle waste is simply reduce pollution. By recycling plastic material we can reduce air pollution as well as water pollution. Plastic factories produced large amount of smoke when producing plastic material at the same time if we don’t have proper waste disposal system those waste emissions will cause water pollution. Recycle waste in a way helps reduce pollution.
In simple words, recycling or recycling waste is essential to both natural environment and humans. To sum up, recycling minimizes the need for raw materials so that the rainforests can be preserved. Great amounts of the energy are used when making products from raw materials. Recycling requires much less energy and therefore helps to preserve natural resource. One needs to know the importance of recycling at the same time being friendly can help our planet to be a better place to live in.
With the increasing of human population the needs for the people also increase. But the point of concern is that are there enough natural resources to service all your needs. What if these resource finish, this is one thing we need to ponder upon. We need to start recycling or recycling waste to converse our natural resources. Recycling is simply the process of reusing the items from which utility can still be derived. It is important to recycle waste so that you can at least converse some of our natural resources for generation to come.
There many products that can be recycled such as papers, glass, tin, plastics and more. Recycling are important because many products such as paper, cardboards and cups comes from trees. In facts trees are our naturals assets, you can converse trees cut down a year. This is one form of waste recycling. One should understand and know the importance of recycling waste materials. One simple benefits of recycling is it saves our resources. It will be wise to reuse metal item as metal reserves may be depleting. You can sold your wore out metal items for recycling. As mentioned earlier, recycling of waste papers can save our forests.
Recycling waste not only save our natural resources but also help save energy. By simply recycling an item or making a basic fix to it, we can we save all the energy that would have been consumed in the process of making it. The same example can be taken with plastic items. A large amount of energy can be saved by reusing the plastic items. To recycle waste is simply reduce pollution. By recycling plastic material we can reduce air pollution as well as water pollution. Plastic factories produced large amount of smoke when producing plastic material at the same time if we don’t have proper waste disposal system those waste emissions will cause water pollution. Recycle waste in a way helps reduce pollution.
In simple words, recycling or recycling waste is essential to both natural environment and humans. To sum up, recycling minimizes the need for raw materials so that the rainforests can be preserved. Great amounts of the energy are used when making products from raw materials. Recycling requires much less energy and therefore helps to preserve natural resource. One needs to know the importance of recycling at the same time being friendly can help our planet to be a better place to live in.
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Meaning
Recycling is a process to change (waste) materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially
useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste
disposal, and lower greenhouse
gas emissions as compared to plastic production. Recycling is a key component of modern
waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" waste
hierarchy.
Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. Although similar in effect, the composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste such as food
or garden
waste is considered recycling.
The History Of Recycling
The first recycling mill Waste Technique, built in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania in 1972.
The first recycling mill Waste Technique, built in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania in 1972.
The universal recycling symbol is an internationally recognized symbol used to designate recyclable materials. It is composed of three mutually chasing arrows that form a Mobius strip (an unending single-sided looped surface).
The Universal Recycling Symbol, here rendered
with a black outline and green fill. Both filled and outline versions of the
symbol are in use.
Packaging symbol
Packaging labels and recycling symbols are now appearing on lots of everyday items, and help us to identify how different types of packaging can be recycled.
Example of packaging labels
Metal paint cans Plastic films Mobius loop Tidy Man
What
do the recycling number means?
At the bottom of most
plastics containers you can find a small number inside the three arrow of
triangle recycling symbol. This number is a references to what type of plastic
the container is made of. Each plastic is composed of a different molecule or set
of molecules. Different molecules do not mix when plastics are recycled, it is
like trying to recycle paper and glass together. For this reason they need to
be separated. The recycling numbers are a uniform way of classifying the
different types of plastics and it aids recyclers in the sorting process. Note
that sometimes other numbers are found on the bottom of plastic containers, but
only numbers inside the recycling symbol are valid for recycling purpose.
Origins
Origins
Recycling has been a common practice
for most of human history, with recorded advocates as far back as Plato in 400 BC. During periods when
resources were scarce, archaeological studies of ancient waste dumps show less
household waste (such as ash, broken tools and pottery)—implying more waste was
being recycled in the absence of new material.
In pre-industrial times, there is evidence of scrap
bronze and other metals being collected in Europe and melted down for perpetual
reuse In Britain dust and ash
from wood and coal fires was collected by 'dustmen'
and down cycled as a base material used in brick
making. The main driver for these types of recycling was the economic advantage
of obtaining recycled feedstock instead of acquiring virgin material, as well
as a lack of public waste removal in ever more densely populated areas. In 1813, Benjamin Law developed the process of turning rags
into 'shoddy'
and 'mungo' wool in Batley,
Yorkshire. This material combined recycled fibres with virgin wool. The West
Yorkshire shoddy
industry in towns such as Batley and Dewsbury, lasted from the early 19th
century to at least 1914.
Industrialization spurred demand for
affordable materials; aside from rags, ferrous scrap metals were coveted as
they were cheaper to acquire than was virgin ore. Railroads both purchased and
sold scrap metal in the 19th century, and the growing steel and automobile
industries purchased scrap in the early 20th century. Many secondary goods were
collected, processed, and sold by peddlers who combed dumps, city streets, and
went door to door looking for discarded machinery, pots, pans, and other
sources of metal. By World War I,
thousands of such peddlers roamed the streets of American cities, taking advantage of market
forces to recycle post-consumer materials back into industrial production.
Beverage bottles were recycled with a refundable
deposit at some drink manufacturers in Great Britain and Ireland around 1800,
notably Schweppes.
An official recycling system with refundable deposits was
established in Sweden for bottles in 1884 and aluminium beverage cans in 1982,
by law, leading to a recycling rate for beverage containers of 84–99 percent
depending on type, and average use of a glass bottle is over 20 refills.
Sorting
Once commingled recyclates are collected
and delivered to a central collection facility, the different
types of materials must be sorted. This is done in a series of stages, many of
which involve automated processes such that a truckload of material can be
fully sorted in less than an hour. Some
plants can now sort the materials automatically, known as single-stream recycling. In plants a
variety of materials are sorted such as paper, different types of plastics,
glass, metals, food scraps, and most types of batteries. A 30
percent increase in recycling rates has been seen in the areas where these
plants exist.
Initially, the commingled recyclates are
removed from the collection vehicle and placed on a conveyor belt spread out in
a single layer. Large pieces of corrugated fiber board and plastic bags are removed by hand at this stage, as
they can cause later machinery to jam. Next, automated machinery
separates the recyclates by weight, splitting lighter paper and plastic from
heavier glass and metal. Cardboard is removed from the mixed paper, and the
most common types of plastic, PET (#1)
and HDPE (#2), are collected. This separation
is usually done by hand, but has become automated in some sorting centers: a spectroscopic scanner is used to differentiate
between different types of paper and plastic based on the absorbed wavelengths,
and subsequently divert each material into the proper collection channel.
Strong magnets are used to separate out ferrous
metals, such as iron, steel, and tin-plated
steel cans ("tin
cans"). Nonferrous
metals are ejected by magnetic eddy currents in which a rotating magnetic field induces an
electric current around the aluminium cans, which in turn creates a magnetic
eddy current inside the cans. This magnetic eddy current is repulsed by a large
magnetic field, and the cans are ejected from the rest of the recyclate stream.
Finally, glass must be sorted by hand on
the basis of its color: brown, amber, green, or clear.
This process of recycling as well as
reusing the recycled material proves to be advantageous for many reasons as it
reduces amount of waste sent to landfills, conserves natural resources, saves
energy, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and helps create new jobs. Recycled
materials can also be converted into new products that can be consumed again
such as paper, plastic, and glass.
The City and County of San Francisco's
Department of the Environment offers
one of the best recycling programs to support its city-wide goal of Zero Waste by
2020. San Francisco's refuse hauler, Recology,
operates an effective recyclables sorting facility in San Francisco, which
helped San Francisco reach a record-breaking diversion rate of 80%.
Recycling Plans
On March 25, 2008 the Japanese Cabinet approved a plan that targets to reduce the total waste from
about 52 million tons in 2007 to about 50 million tons in 2012 and to raise the
waste recycling rate from 20 to 25%. Thermal recycling and a charging system
for waste disposal services will be promoted.
Living In Japan: Recycling is an
Everyday Thing
Seeing
and experiencing the richness of another culture is one of many benefits of
living in Japan. I am so amazed sometimes at how different the daily routine is
between the American and Japanese cultures. Of course I am fascinated by the
smaller living spaces, the safety, and the food, just to name a few things.
But, oddly enough, one thing that I find quite thought-provoking is that
recycling is a completely normal routine. I wonder how on Earth this country is
able to get the vast majority of it’s people to recycle.
I think
this mentality exists for a few reasons. Number one, Japan is a small country
with lots of people. As a result, I think many Japanese are used to living in
smaller spaces and are used to being more mindful about how they consume. There
is a Japanese saying that I hear many of my adult students use the phrase “もったいない” or
“Mottai nai” which means wasteful. If someone were to do something like
throwing trash on a train floor, driving to a store that’s a three-minute walk
away, or anything similar, you might hear this phrase.
The
second reason I believe may have something to do with World War II. Many of my
older students say that essentials were quite scarce in post war Japan. Several
students mentioned that getting good toilet paper was difficult (Why toilet
paper? I don’t really know exactly). Anyway, living in conditions of scarcity
can sometimes have a major effect on a person’s value system. Having to want
for things can make you more appreciative of what you have…when you actually
get it (this theory can also work in reverse). Japan now has one of the
strongest economies in the world, but it’s one of the most humble, most
conservative, most economical societies that I’ve ever seen.
I
remember trying to recycle in my hometown, and people would literally laugh at
me…so I stopped doing it. It’s just not the case here. I don’t consider myself
to be “green” by any stretch of the imagination, but I recycle everyday…just
like my neighbours do. There’s really no thinking involve; you know which days
to set out which trash items, and you just do it. One of the first items I
received when I moved to Ibaraki, was a trash schedule:
As you
can see, it’s details which items are to be thrown out on which days.
Occasionally you do find the wrong garbage sitting out on the wrong day, but
trash people will actually leave it right there until it’s proper pickup day
comes around. It’s pretty different from what I’m used to.
Honestly,
I find it so refreshing to live in a place where people have such a respect for
the environment around them. It’s definitely having an effect on me…but I think
it’s a good thing.
My
Japanese family is safe from immediate danger, and living near Osaka, but
thoughts of the wonderful Japanese people came to me this morning. When I first
saw earthquake video online last week, one impression was that we humans are
just like ants, powerless against the forces of nature, swept away by a careless
footfall or flood. The Japanese are busily responding to nature’s cataclysm as
they tirelessly and selflessly clean up and begin to rebuild their homeland.
Having just come from a five-week visit in Japan over the holidays, I have an
entirely different perspective than I would otherwise have.
I
was amused at the newscast where Diane Sawyer pointed out how organized they
were in a disaster shelter by putting up a makeshift recycling centre. I’m not
sure she fully understood how automatic that is for the Japanese. It would be
no different than Americans putting out an all-inclusive trashcan. For the
Japanese, recycling is a way of life. It’s not something that just a few
ecologically conscious souls practice. The entire nation practices constant
recycling. They have no choice. That is how the refuse is collected. There is a
calendar on the wall above the trashcan in the kitchen which indicates the
specific types of trash to be collected on which days. In each home, mall,
highway rest area, every public place, there are bins for separating it all. It
is an amazing thing to watch, both in their behaviours and on the days the
refuse collectors come to pick up the big items, like TVs, computers,
furniture, etc.
During
my entire visit to Japan, there were maybe two public restrooms that had paper
towels. The Japanese each carry a small hand towel, about the size of a small
washcloth, in a pocket or purse. These are either thin terrycloth or fabric
like a heavy-duty handkerchief.
At the grocery store you don't get a nickel credit for bringing your own bag. If you forget to bring your own bags you have to pay a nickel for each plastic bag. That's the system the USA needs to adopt.
At the grocery store you don't get a nickel credit for bringing your own bag. If you forget to bring your own bags you have to pay a nickel for each plastic bag. That's the system the USA needs to adopt.
After
arriving and preparing to depart from Osaka-Kansai airport, I noticed that it
is situated on an island in the bay. Strangely, the shape of the island is
rectangular. I was told that is because the island was made from refuse and
there is one similar in Tokyo Bay also with an airport on top. When I watched
some personal video posts that were taken during the earthquake, there was one
showing the ground cracking across sidewalks and water seeping up there and
across the park in the grass. It seemed strange until the explanation was given
that this was an island man-made from rocks built up in the water. I would
guess it also included refuse.
My
first introduction to how the Japanese approach refuse-handling was when Josh,
Naho and Yoshifumi (Naho’s brother) came to visit me in 2004 when I was living
in Anchorage, Alaska. We had a wonderful visit over the holidays and New Year’s
Day was their last day there. In Japanese tradition, all the food for that
holiday had been prepared the day before, so Josh and I took the Japanese
siblings down Turn again Arm to Beluga Point to see the wonderful sights. We
Americans jumped out of the car and scurried over the railroad tracks, which
were scattered with the remnants of fireworks from the night before. We looked
back from water’s edge to see Naho and Yoshifumi bending over the railroad tracks,
picking up all the trash left by thoughtless Americans. We called to them to
leave it and come look at the waves and mountains, but they remained dutifully
gathering everything into a cardboard box that had also been left behind. We
finally gave up our derailed expedition and went back to the railroad tracks
where they had finished and Naho politely asked me if she could put the box in
my trunk and take it to a dumpster. Yes, of course, but when we got in the car
we had words.
First
of all, I was embarrassed that our Japanese visitors were cleaning up after
careless Americans. I told her that wasn’t necessary, that the railroad company
would have someone clean it up. We argued this point with passion and courtesy.
Naho would not back down. I knew her English was very good, but still I tried
to explain in every possible way, that we did not bring them out there to pick
up trash. We wanted them to see the natural beauty of the Alaskan landscape.
She insisted that it was not good enough to wait for whenever the railroad
company would clean it up. They had been taught to clean up whatever they came
upon so that the next person to arrive there would be able to see the beauty
without the distraction of trash. She had stopped me in my tracks and the
argument ended with us agreeing from then on we would help them, but they had
to at least take time to look at the beauty also.
In
Japan, one of the first things I noticed was how clean everything was, the
cars, streets, homes, yards, public buildings, parks, etc. They are not perfect
and are still cleaning up along the Ibogawa River.
It was flooded a year earlier and there are still some traces of straggling
trash. When I asked Naho to stop the car for a photo op at a pull out along a
winding road that overlooked the bay, I noticed a collection of trash scattered
there. I had an impulse to start collecting it, but decided not to make it a
point, since we now had three children under age four in the car. Ninety-seven
percent clean was perfectly clean enough that day and I didn’t want to
embarrass Naho. (Now I wonder how she will feel when she reads this.)
It
will take decades for the Japanese to clean up from the earthquake and tsunami of March 11,
2011, but they will get it done
collectively and efficiently. They are bonded to their neighbours and relatives
in ways Americans cannot fully understand. When you see someone on the newscast
grieving the loss of a neighbour, I assure you it’s not just someone who lived
down the street. Their neighbours are their personal friends for many good
reasons that have evolved over the centuries. But those are stories for another
day.
SIGNIFICATION
OF STUDY
We were doing the research just because want to make sure that the community realise that recycle is one of the most important thing that should be apply in their daily routine life . Our every little activity would either help the environment or even destroy it gradually. Hence being aware of our responsibilities is a step towards saving our planet. Recycling would also reduce the level s of pollution; we would thus have clean air to breath.
By this recycling we might save the mother nature. Recycling will help to reduce the usage of land space. Our landfill sites are filling up fast, by 2010, almost all landfills in the UK will be full. The community also might realise that recycling will reduce the financial expenditure in the economy and preserve natural resources for future generations.
Other than that, the community will realise that recycling could save the energy and reduce pollution. Recycling used materials reduces energy requirements in many manufacturing process such as refining and mining. Recycling an aluminium can conserve as much energy saved in recycling a glass bottle can allow you to operate a computer for 25 minutes. This is the proof that recycling is important to us and should be practice in our daily life.
STATEMENT
OF PROBLEM
·
Waste generation is
increasing rapidly
·
Recycling is stagnant
or decreasing, as economic incentives to recycle have diminished
·
Resources that could be
put to a higher use are disposed in processing facilities or landfills
·
Illegal dumping of
wastes and associated environmental concerns continues in several areas
·
Resource recovery costs
are subsidized to compete with landfilling
AIM AND OBJECTIVE
·
To
create campaign posters throughout my research
·
To
understand about Recycling
·
To
deliver good message to others about Recycling
·
To
encourage people to Recycle for save the mother nature
·
To
increase the environmental benefits, including greater tonnage and less
contamination, of kerbside, industrial and community recycling programs
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, we learned a lot of
reasons why recycling is important in our community and especially at school or
college. We learned about waste and how some waste can be reused or
recycled into other products. I hope that this class will stick by their pledge to become students who are committed to recycling in
school and out of school. After having thoroughly discussed the issue concerning
responsible consumption, we have reached a conclusion that we believe is quite
valuable. Although the problem of waste is one of the most worrying ones
concerning environment, we do think there is a way to solve or at least to
mitigate the effects of rubbish in Nature. The “Triple RE” is our way. Think
about Nature. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. It’s in our hands to assure a better
future for our children, and leave the world as it was before we arrived. It diminishes the
pollution of the environment and the air pollution. It is economic. It saves
materials and natural resources also saves energy. And remember, keeping
recyclable items inside the Recycling Loop keeps them of out the landfills and
reduces pollution.
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