RECYCLINGRECYCLING

MAKES MAKES DIFFERENCEDIFFERENCE?? - By Bishal Budhapirthi

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ENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMPROBLEM

GARBAGEGARBAGE UK produces

more than 434 million tonnes of waste every year: enough to fill Albert Hall in London in less than 2 hours.

Many dumping site are full and running out of space. [Source:

wasteonline.org.uk]

QuestionsQuestions

• Is Recycling really worth it ?• Does it save or cost money ?• Is Recycling good for environment or

not?• Is Recycling really going to make any

difference to this world ?

ContentsContents

• Introduction of Recycling• Ways of Recycling• Importance/Benefits of Recycling• Adverse effect of Recycling• Effective way & encouragement• Conclusion

What is Recycling ?What is Recycling ?

• Recycling simply refers to the process of converting waste materials into usable resources.

• Recycling means using the core elements of an old product as raw materials to manufacture new goods.

• The most ordinary items can be recycled are: Plastic, Glass, Paper, Batteries , Aluminium etc.

Ways of RecyclingWays of Recycling

• Collecting & processing the old products; those products are sorted ,cleaned for manufacturing new products.

• Processing old products to produce raw materials for manufacturing new products.

• Buying the recycled materials which leads to better success of the recycling process.

Benefits of RecyclingBenefits of Recycling1.Conservation of Natural

ResourcesBy using recycled materials: reduce the need to cut down trees, drill for oil and mine for minerals.

On average every tonne of paper recycled saves approximately 17 trees.

2.Energy Savings

[Source: recycling-guide.org.uk]

One recycled glass bottle can save enough energy to power the light bulb for four hours.

One recycled tin can save enough energy to power a television for three hours.

3. Environmental Protection • Reduce

pollution• Reduce

greenhouse gas emissions

• Reduce CO2 gas emissions

4. Jobs Creation10,000 tons of

waste:• Incinerated,

creates 1 jobs • Landfilled,

creates 6 jobs• Recycled,

creates 36 jobsLeads to economic

development

[Source: The Green Parent Website]

Jobs

Incinerated

Landfilled

Recycled

5. Financial Benefits

• Earn money selling recyclables i.e. Cell phones, Ink cartridges etc.

• Reduced costs of waste disposal i.e. Community financial benefits

Adverse Effect of Adverse Effect of RecyclingRecycling• Recycling sites: Dirty & unhygienic• Pollutes the soil & water• Expensive i.e. fees are often charged

because of processing costs used to make the end product.

• Time consuming• Monotonous

Effective Way and Effective Way and EncouragementEncouragement• Organising trash with recycling

containers encourage family, neighbours & co-workers to recycle.

• Well conceived public campaigns• Dropping leaflets promoting about

recycling• Buying & using recycled product

Conclusion• Recycling has become very

important concern in building differences in environmental, financial, economic & social terms.

• Facts shows millions of benefits on recycling.

• So recycling is vital for future to make this home planet a best place to live.