Recycling Time!

Hello again. Today, I just want to promote the importance of recycling. I know everyone says recycling is good, blah, blah blah! But do you know why recycling is so important? Do you know how much life you can save on Earth just by throwing away that paper in the recycling? Let me tell you.

Firstly, incineration (means to burn). I am sure you know that incineration plants are where garbage trucks go to, deposit the garbage there, and leave. Then, they burn all the garbage. Now, this is the good part. They make the heat which is used to burn the garbage into energy. That makes incineration sound good right? Think again. There are tons of toxins that pollute the air from the fire they use to burn the garbage. Now, these toxins include-Dioxins (causes cancer), and Acid Gas (which causes forests and wildlife to suffer). Now, they do have filters to purify the air, but that eventually also gets dirty and after a while, they need to get rid of that too.

Now, another option which we are doing right now is burying all the garbage into the soil. So we don't have to see it, or smell it. But do you know the consequences? Did you know that in Europe alone, there is more that a billion metric tons of garbage rotting in landfill sites? But back to what I was saying, the landfill sites contaminate the fresh ground water, and it also sometimes poisons the water. Now, the main problem. There is a gas that emits from the garbage called Methane.This is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Another example of a greenhouse gas that is harmful to the atmosphere is called Freon. This gas is emitted by refrigerators.

Now, I hope you are well informed about this problem, because I am very disturbed by it. I think we can stop it. Recycle everything you can. try respecting nature just like it has been to you.