Persuasive Essay On Recycling

Recycling and conservation are the solution to climate change and to saving energy. America sends a majority of its trash to landfills when it could be put to much better use by means of recycling or even by burning it to produce energy. Pollution is greatly reduced when recycling because the need to collect new raw materials goes down. Recycling is great because it can help people conserve this Earth for future generations who deserve to have a healthy Earth. Once the United Stated reaches recycling levels of 75%, it would be the equivalent of getting rid of fifty five million cars from the roads in the U.S. each year.

It’s a hot summer day and you’re enjoying your nice, cold, refreshing soda from a plastic bottle. You notice a blue bin labeled for plastic recycling and go to chuck it in however you may want to think twice before you do. Everyone has been told time and time again by teachers, peers, and family alike to recycle once in their life. It’s commonly accepted that recycling materials like paper, glass, and plastics will help our environment and our health. However recycling plastics is far more bad than good to both our health and the environment. Recycling plastics is harmful to the environment and human health and we must find a more responsible way to use plastics, recycle them, or do away with them.

Landfills are filling up with more and more trash every day and are expanding. Just by separating our trash everyday into plastics, cardboard/paper, cans, etc., we can minimize what we put in the landfills. Even if recycling was mandatory, I think this would help a lot. I spent some time in Germany and was able to participate in recycling more in depth. They recycle almost everything and have strict trash rules. Food that was not consumed goes in one small bin and cans, boxes, paper, etc., were sorted into separate bins as well. If you had something that was not in the proper bin or if your trash bag had something that could be recycled they do not take the trash that day. Some of the food that was not consumed was buried, the cardboard/paper, etc., was sent out to be recycled and reused. All of this helps keep Germany green and clean. Maybe we should follow in Germany’s footsteps to help keep our landfills clean of items that can be recycled and used again. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, in 2006, only 32% of the trash that was picked up was recycled in the United States. This leaves 68% of trash that is still going to the landfills and not being recycled. Although this recycling average is low, The Environmental Protection Agency hoped by 2019 the recycle percentage would reach 75%. The amount of trash that one person generates is astonishing. According to the EPA from Green Waste, in a single day 4.5 pounds is thrown out, which is about 1.5 tons of solid waste a year per person. The EPA estimates that 75% of solid waste is recyclable, but 30% is actually being

Wherever one goes, “it” is everywhere. “It” is on the sidewalk, on the road, in the sea, and sometimes, “it” is in the wind. This “it” is trash that people have thrown into the environment. In the article entitled “Eight Million Tons of Plastic Dumped in Ocean Every Year” by Laura Parker of National Geographic, she talks about the increase of litter thrown into the ocean every year. There is also oceanologist Captain Charles Moore, with his video “Sea of Plastic” which talks about the plastic litter that is thrown into the ocean and how this plastic litter causes marine life to suffer. Also, the article by Nathan Green is known as “The Environment vs Cigarettes” talks about how cigarette butts are the biggest littered object in the world

The inadequacy of policies relating to societies littering situation has driven us to legitimately live in our own filth. Though I may only be a grade 9 student that attends Kate Chegwin school in Edmonton, Alberta I assure you I am not uneducated about this rising issue. I dare you to look out your window to see the deep wound we have left on the earth. What you see is solely due to the greed of humans like me and you. The apathy of society simultaneously puts humans and entire ecosystems at risk. Is this not considered as animal cruelty? However, such a wound can be treated but will require sticker policies on littering promptly. We need a change, and this change must start with you.

We live in a world that has become increasingly conscious of the environment and as a result many have become conscientious of recycling, using natural resources more efficiently and even propagating this in schools. We are not only educated about what, where and how to recycle but also actively participate in the process. Then why does recycling a person’s organs become such a tension and even taboo in some cases?

No recycling laws for Gatesburg. It is too complicated and time consuming with everything else that is going on in the world today. Citizens should not be concerned with how to throw away trash. The law calls for " administrative personnel" who will have the authority to write tickets.That is a waste time and money when they can find a more valuable position to assign that person to.

Recycling has been around for many years along with the idea behind not being wasteful, however it has only recently become popular to take part in. Even with recent growth it has not become popular enough. The solution to overflowing landfills, unemployed Americans, toxins released in the atmosphere, et cetera. It is right before everyone’s eyes but no one seems to see the simple solution: recycling. A mandatory recycling policy would ensure that the environment is being saved for future generations, the soil is suitable for crops, people are employed, and the cash flow that comes with it does not hurt either. With such a simple fix to mass environmental destruction, why is this not already in action?

It is configured that about 70,000 tons of plastic ends up in the state 's landfills each year and only an estimated 20 percent gets recycled (“New Recycling Law to Promote Better Habits.”). Recycling is an important way to help keep the earth clean and reduce pollution in the air, grounds, and water. In the state of North Carolina recycling is only required in restaurants, but is recommended in homes and stores despite the fact it is not already mandatory. Recycling materials is shown to reduce wasted materials and save the state money in production costs (Davis). Recycling in North Carolina should be mandatory all over the state in homes, businesses, restaurants, and stores because it reduces pollution, wasted materials, greenhouse

Recycling and composting should be taken up nation wide. Our landfills are filling up across the nation and we are running out of space to put all of our trash. Composting and recycling would not only give back to the enviroment and improve our planet health overall, but it would allow for more space in landfills.

A common sight to a visitor on a beach in the U.S. is garbage that has been pitched by another person or washed up on the beach, after it has been carelessly thrown away. All the carelessly disposed of trash eventually accumulates, rather it be in one place, such as a landfill, or in many places just dispersed and spread out, like litter. In 1997, Captain Charles Moore came across a large trash deposit, while sailing in his boat, Alguita, in the pacific. What he encountered that day could only be described as a floating continent of trash, which today has names such as “trash vortex”, “plastic soup”, and Eastern Garbage Patch”(Friedman 7-10). The mass of trash is still present today and is calculated to be twice the size of the U.S.,

A constant issue that surrounds the american population is littering. Littering is the bad habit of people when they decide on leaving trash lying around in the public. Trash belongs in the trash can to avoid harm to the environment. Litter has proven to be a problem because it damages the areas we come in contact with everyday like our homes, work and the areas children play in. Also, littering has been known to harm the public’s health by damaging our water systems and advancing global warming. Not only does littering hurt us humans, but they also harm our animals. Throwing trash in rivers or lakes pollutes the water the fish swim in. Then their are the animals on land who search the streets for food and they have now ate a moldy sandwich someone may have left on the street. Spilled drinks on our soil hurt the plants that are beneficial for us to live. My goal is to make a change with this issue and bring awareness to the problem.

You will find people that are passionate about it and others that don't care just like any other controversial topic. Recycling can be viewed as a very beneficial thing for the environment but, many believe it is just a waste of time. People don't seem to believe that the environment will not last forever if humans do not take care if the earth and it can be takin care of in simple forms. From lowering CO2 levels by carpooling with a co-worker or Friend or even using less plastic water bottles by buying a reusable water bottle. Small changes can overall have a great impact on the environment. Global warming is something that is happening and cannot be ignored any longer. Going green should be a big concern for the world not having the

7th graders can help the world by simply picking up the trash they see, to using reusable containers in their lunch, to try to help save the environment and the ocean. Trash is everywhere in the environment, and animals are being killed by eating the trash, being injured by it, or even being entangled and drowned in the ocean, because we don’t pick up the trash we see on the ground. If you walk around our school, you can see ravens and crows trying to get Doritos out of the plastic bag that was laying on the ground, and squirrels eating leftover sandwich scraps and apple cores. By just leaving the trash there, by saying one little piece doesn’t matter, we are letting the plastic and waste go into the environment and hurt other living things.

Humans are drawn towards what is morally good. Whether it is accepting responsibility for a person’s actions or giving generously to those in need, everyone feels compelled to do honorable actions. Many people feel obligated to recycle because recycling makes them feel good about themselves. In fact, some people are pushing for a mandatory recycling policy without realizing the effects it will have. Many are misinformed and do not realize the problems that can arise when they recycle. A mandatory recycling policy should not be enforced because the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.