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    harmed from our wastes, like turtles in the sea being trapped on beer can plastic rings. Recycling wastes should be a thing that everyone does to prevent many things like this from happening. There are people out there who recycle everything they can, and there are those who can’t even bother to look if they’re throwing their trash in the right bin. People all over the world constantly debate whether recycling is or is not beneficial to the environment. With the climate changing rapidly and natural

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    Recycling one ton of paper saves seventeen mature trees, seven thousand gallons of water, three cubic yards of landfill space, and two barrels of oil (“Environmental Impacts”). It is much easier than most people think to make such a big difference. If every person took a few minutes to go through the trash being put in the garbage and recycle the things that can be, it could completely change the world. It is the peoples job to take care of the planet and everything on it, and if people are not willing

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    The Process and Benefits of Recycling

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    then one would think. Recycling is a very intricate process that has many worldly benefits to which our people should be more aware of in their daily lives. The complicated process of recycling after products are picked up from the curb is worth the work

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    The act of recycling is actually quite ironic. Trash is thrown into recycling bins then hauled off to factories where it is separated into different categories depending on it’s physical make up. First off, the giant trash truck picking up the materials is setting off carbon dioxide. Second, once the materials have arrived at the factory, even more carbon dioxide pollutes the air from the fumes set off by melting plastics and other materials. Recycling was invented to make the world a better place

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    I believe this is an important topic to discuss because very much like Politics is alive, so is Global Warming. Now, the importance of knowing the difference between recycling and landfills is significant because both are beneficial to our communities but they both also have different jobs to fill. Recycling is the re-use of materials such as plastic, paper, and other items. While on the other hand, Landfills are more for waste management. There are different types of landfills that I will be discussing

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    Recycling research paper

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    Recycling Research Paper Ever since elementary school, we’re taught to recycle. They usually do not tell us why it’s so important to recycle or what it does for the world, but they just say to recycle. So some adhere to what we’re told and others just pass it by as if it were nothing. Maybe if we were told why we should do it, more people would actually take the time out of their day and recycle. When we here the word “recycle,” we think of soda cans, water bottles, and plastic material, but what

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    Essay on The Importance of Recycling

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    produce it and dump it when we need the new one. Our waste are piling up and continuously accumulating. Plastic waste is one of the biggest problems for us now. And our solution in this problem is recycling. In my opinion, recycling is a way to manage used items into new products. We can reduce, reuse, and recycling (3R) waste management (Peter, 2013). We can reduce our waste clothes with reuse it. There are some reasons why peoples recycle used or unwanted items, which are, prevent wasting unusable materials

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    communities should try to save the resources by searching for alternatives to live their life in a save and clean environment. For this reason, sustainability of recycling is a great solution to the problem. This research will discuss these main issues: Types of Recycling, awareness of Recycling in industrial communities, benefits of Recycling. Acknowledgement I wish to express my sincere thanks to Mr. Othman Turaih, lecturer in the English Department at Jubail University College, I am

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    Why is Recycling of CFLs Important? Fluorescent bulbs emit dangerous gas and mercury into the environment when they break. Dumping these bulbs in the trash or compactor often break these bulbs. In the end, these bulbs reach a landfill or incinerator after thrown into a dumpster. Recycling is the safest and highly recommended method to treat these bulbs instead of throwing into a dumpster. In this way, CFLs will not release any harmful gas or mercury to the environment. Plus, the materials used

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    Recycling Should Be Manditory

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    million units are being collected for recycling. Even though getting rid of an old cell phone is very easy "Electronic gadgets that still work and are not completely obsolete, a local school or nonprofit organization might be interested in them" (Nicole 8). Or you could donate it to a friend who really needs it. But if it is being thrown away it might end up in a landfill. And you have no Idea what happens to your trash after its being delivered to a landfill. A recycling event was in Denver for collecting

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