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The Dangers Of Recycling

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Human beings are destroying their earth every single day, more now than ever. As technology advances, humans are beginning to speed up the process of ruining their earth. Some even say that by the time this generation’s grandchildren are born there will no longer be any more natural resources left for them to survive on. One thing is sure, for this not to happen, humans must begin to take care of their beloved earth. There are many ways to help prevent the problem, but one huge way to prevent it is by recycling. Recycling has had a huge impact on earth already and will continue to if more and more people begin to contribute. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, “Recycling is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products.” Basically instead of throwing stuff away, you can recycle them and see if you could use them for anything else. There are four major sections of recycling, they’re paper, glass, plastic, and metal. According to the Waste Management website, paper makes up 29% or 71 million tons of municipal waste stream. There are many different types of paper that humans can recycle, starting with, magazines, corrugated cardboard, office paper, newspaper, paperboard, paper cardboard diary and juice cartons, unsolicited direct mail, and phone books. (Waste Management, 2017) In the United States about a little less than one-third of jars and glass bottles are

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