There are many advantages to recycling. Many people see recycling as a huge hassle or a big time consumer; when the actuality of it is, it’s extremely simple and beneficial. Recycling is a process that turns materials that most would throw away, to be reused and turned into valuable resources once again. Not only can we cut back on waste to help reduce global warming, but we can also help reserve some of our natural resources by doing so. By doing this, we wont have to destruct more habitats and clear less of our forests which are home to an abundance of wildlife. When we recycle, it also saves our environment from the emissions it produces when making new bottles. All in all, recycling reduces. Our natural resources become more and more scarce every day and with recycling, it helps reduce the need for landfills or any other facility that is disposal. With recycling our trash, less of it ends up in the landfills. To me, landfills are gateways to the ocean. Every piece of litter or garbage that is found on the street or landfills, ultimately will end up in the ocean. Once it hits the ocean, we are in real trouble. More damage will be done to a whole other world underwater. This problem walks hand in hand with marine wildlife being in danger by getting tangled and caught in our garbage that is ending up in the ocean. With recycling, we could worry less about making room for more garbages and dumps, and focus more on putting our trash back through a cycle, to where it can be reused. If we were to recycle more paper, deforestation would be cut way back because fewer trees would be being cut down. Animals and other living things would not be losing their natural habitats, and our world would simply be left more so in it’s natural state. Most importantly, our plants are our own source of oxygen! By cutting this out, we are cutting our own lives short by eliminating sources of oxygen. With every ton of paper that is recycled,
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