Recycling As Puerto Rico 's New Economy

The current recycling program in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana is insufficient to meet the needs of the community. Many urban populations are taking advantage of technological innovations to maximize the effectiveness of recycling programs. One issue in Vermilion Parish is that there is an insufficient number of locations in which recyclables can be dropped off. Thus, even though the recycling industry in Vermilion Parish is well-established, the availability and feasibility for recycling opportunities is quite low to much of the population. The result is that the recycling program is relatively inefficient in Vermilion Parish. With an annual population growth of around 2% (Prakken & White, 2014), the need for increased recycling

Recycling is presently one of the most controversial topics, considering that while most individuals put across their support regarding the act the number of individuals who actually do something in order to recycle is much smaller. Many people are currently unable or unwilling to recycle properly because the process often requires a series of changes in one's life. It is thus essential for the authorities to provide educational programs meant to assist individuals in understanding why recycling is important and in learning how to recycle effectively. People need to accept the fact that the benefits of recycling will reflect on the future and that conditions are currently critical as a result of the fact that the masses are generally unacquainted with the importance of this process.

In Hawaii, economic and environmental choices often go hand-in-hand. Our state’s location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has created a natural paradise which draws people from all over the world who, in turn, bring economic prosperity to the state through our tourism industry. However, it is also undeniable that sustainability and clean energy are essential to Hawaii due to our bearings in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Tourism and development demand tremendous amounts of energy, land, and resources. Some argue that we must continue to exploit our land and resources for tourism and development, which supports us financially. Not only does Hawaii’s economy depend on others, but Hawaii as a whole is pathetically dependent on others in every aspect. The dependence on imports that we are currently imprisoned to threatens our resources and our way of life. Currently, 95% of Hawaii’s energy comes at great cost from imported fossil fuels. Every year, 47.2 million barrels of oil, or roughly 34 barrels per person in Hawaii, are

Puerto Rico was first annexed into the United States in 1898 after the Treaty of Paris in 1889 was signed and gave the U.S 3 countries from Spain. Puerto Rico being one of them. Puerto Rico is a beautiful territory but, the fact of the matter is the U.S cannot take on the territory for reasons like the; U.S would add on another debt to the. People in Puerto Rico are already granted U.S citizenship rights and can join the military. Finally Puerto Rico's unemployment Rate far exceeds the United States meaning the unemployment rate would rise incredibly. Even if the federal income from the island would benefit the county there are still to many inadequate factors to consider.

INTRODUCTION: The act of recycling has been and is very influential around the world for the last decade, where global warming is not easily seen on news headline; strongly encouraged for all people, especially strongly advised to recycle in the United States. Recycling plastic and other reusable materials are a process that takes decades to have at least half of the world's population to get involved; however Nevada started to show advances to recycling, with investments from industries, universities or schools, and individuals. Hotels on the Las Vegas Strip and diverse population of students have promoted recycling exceedingly, which encouraged and still is encouraging out-of-state recycling industries to take a step further in recycling

White sandy sun kissed beaches, ice cold piña coladas with little umbrellas poking out the top, mingling with locals, waves crashing, and the sound of Bomba through the rows of palm trees surrounding the shorelines. This is the image that most people have of Puerto Rico and they would be right, for the most part, about this beautiful island. However, Puerto Rico which translate to “rich port” is far from the name it inhabits. The commonwealth has a $72 billion dollar debt which is causing the residents to live in poverty and the United States government is partially to blame. In addition, even through Puerto Rico has it 's own government the United States Congress has the final ruling. This is making it difficult for Puerto Rico to resolve this issue. The island and its residents that call it home are treated unfairly and the only resolution to help aid in their struggling economy and politics is to grant Puerto Rico statehood, making the island the 51st state of America.

The facility would contain an office area for the Sustainability Supervisor, a paid employee of Mercer University who would be responsible for the recycling and sustainability efforts at Mercer University. They would oversee interns responsible for maintaining and updating the website as well as student workers who would sort recyclable materials. It would be outfitted with three computers, office furniture, and a solar compactor. Collected recyclables would be taken to that facility to be sorted, compacted and housed. With the creation of a sustainability office, we would be able to increase the amount of recyclable waste that could be stored on campus and simply take the material to Atlanta, directly, after it was capable of filling the truck. This would decrease the amount of trips taken downtown to the Macon recycling center and increase Mercer’s independence in the sustainability movement.

Recycling has had a large impact in our community over the past few decades. Rather than throwing all our trash in the garbage can, we, as a community should continue to recycle as much as possible. Not only does it cut down on litter, it can also add to our growing economy, cut down on pollution, and save our raw materials. Arizona currently recycles about sixty percent of its beverage containers, and because only a handful of cities have mandatory recycling programs they are the perfect candidate to experiment with a new recycling program (Bottle-deposit 2). I propose that the state of Arizona put a bottle bill, similar to the one in Oregon, into action. All eleven states that

Over the years, recycling has been apart of the american community, but recycling has been costly and has been causing more pollution to the united states than recycling it self. I think that the recycling in the united states should be abolished because, the pollution produced by the collection trucks and the recycling process itself creates more emissions and it’s more expensive and takes more energy and water to recycle old paper than to cut down and process pine trees and then plant pine seedlings.

Expanding further on the economic misgivings that the island possess, is the rapid departure of Puerto Ricans leaving the island looking for better lives on the U.S mainland. Luis Ortiz, a proud Puerto Rican native desperately wanted to stay in the place he called home, but saw greater opportunity in Florida, where he moved. Drew Dixon writes on Ortiz's situation, "Ortiz is typical of the thousands of people now leaving Puerto Rico for the mainland as the island remains stuck in the throes of a major financial crisis resulting from the government’s inability to pay its debt" (Dixon). Clearly, this unfortunate but understandable retreat from Puerto Rico is all too common, as Dixon also notes that, "An estimated 1,500 people each week flee the island for the U.S, with many heading to Florida" (Dixon). Statehood would reduce the appeal of moving to the mainland, as more opportunities would exist within Puerto Rico allowing for greater retention of those that call it home. With statehood would come the economic benefits, providing more jobs and revenue. This boost to the economy

Puerto Rico will be given access to $10.8 billion over the next 5 years, to rebuild and fix the island’s infrastructure. Many items are included in the list of things that will be rebuilt, such as roads, bridges, harbors, and wastewater

When it comes to the history of Puerto Rico and the United States, there has been plenty of experience with the two. There was such a profound legacy the U.S. policy left as it did in Puerto Rico (Gonzalez, 2011, p. 60). Once the situation started, a couple years went by. In 1900 congress passed the Foraker Act (Gonzalez, 2011, p. 60). The Foraker act declared Puerto Rico U.S. territory. This act granted the islanders their own House of Delegates. The act gave the islanders “less self-government than they had enjoyed under Spain” (Gonzalez, 2011, p. 60) Foraker Act replaced the currency on the island. The islander’s pesos were

My teacher once told me that recycling was big in the 1990-200. Recycling was meant for saving items and to reuse them, the people at this time we're throwing away too much items that it was fillng up the streets, This makes life harder to live. Although many people thought that recycling was a bad idea and was going to be point less it's not because recycling makes new items out of old ones,You can throw out old items and it will be made into new ones, and it is chea to do.

Household waste management is a growing problem in the United States and many other parts of the world. “The U.S. creates a lot of household solid waste per day per person. If there is a huge population of millions of people in a small area, household garbage can easily accumulate to 100,000 pounds per day. A few years ago, residents made a million tons of city waste per year and a billion tons of industrial solid wastes. In 2006, the U.S. residents generated half of 251 tons million tons of municipal solid waste per year and about 8 billion tons of industrial solid waste. This tremendous amount of waste includes both hazardous and nonhazardous waste. (Massawe, et.al, 2014)” A better understanding of household behavior is needed to assist

One of the most prominent issues in the American society is not an economic or social problem, but the lack of recycling in America and the effect it is having on the environment and the people. This lack of recycling can be found in businesses and schools across America who could benefit from some sort of recycling program installed. The benefits of a well placed and organized recycling program can be endless from scholarships to the benefits it can have on the environment by saving trees and reducing the space need to dispose all the trash. South Caldwell High School is one of these schools across the country that is at a loss because of its lack of a recycling program and many other schools and businesses in Caldwell county are not reaping