Tuesday, November 15 is America Recycles Day.
From local announcement:
Electronics recycling collection and document shredding event takes place from 10 am to 3 pm Tuesday at Retail Merchants Association headquarters, 5100 Monument Ave. Recycle up to one pickup truck load of electronics; drop off aluminum and steel cans, cardboard, paper, plastic and glass bottles. Free. www.cvwma.com
That said, this Wednesday is one of those every other week, “Red Wednesdays” for Oregon Hill curbside pickup. Don’t treat your recycling bin like an everyday trash can that sits on the sidewalk. Fill it with with recyclable materials, put it out this Wednesday morning and then take it back to your own property after it is emptied.
Why?
By recycling 1 plastic bottle not only saves anywhere from 100 to 1000 years in the landfill but also saves the environment from the emissions in producing new bottles as well as the oil used to produce that bottle.
For every 1 ton of plastic that is recycled we save the equivalent of 2 people’s energy use for 1 year, the amount of water used by 1 person in 2 month’s time and almost 2000 pounds of oil.
Today the most common products in cities recycling programs are paper products, cardboard, plastic, glass and aluminum.
Approximately 60% of our rubbish thrown away today could be recycled.
A survey was done and 9 out of 10 people surveyed said they would recycle more if it was easier. Odd as it seems there are many people who do not realize that plastic bottles our water comes in is made out of oil. This is the same oil that is used to make gasoline. It’s the same oil that is in such high demand and is not an unlimited resource.
