Recycling Persuasive Essay
Chris M. Santiago
October 29, 2014
Language Arts 10
Period 7
Recycling should be Mandatory for Everyone
Would you like to live in a filthy atmosphere or do you prefer to breathe fresh air? You decide. Recycling is the act of collecting, separating and recreating used materials into new products. Not everyone recycles for various reasons, either they are too lazy or they just don’t care about the environment. “United States recycles about thirty-two percent of its waste today” ("Recycling Statistics”). Recycling should be enforced as a law in order to keep a healthy environment. People don’t care if they litter due to the fact that they will eventually get old and die, this type of people are careless about the future. “Each person produces 4.6 lbs. of trash per day in the United States” ("Recycling Statistics”). Recycling is one of the best ways that people can do to help save resources in our everyday life. People are unaware of the damage that’s been done in our environment due to the deficient of recycling, we should recycle for various reasons; landfills are dangerous to our health, recycling saves money and the ozone layer is deteriorating. To begin with, landfills are treacherous to both our health and environment. Recycling can reduce the chances of trash being thrown into landfills and lessen both air and water pollution. Not all the waste that’s thrown away is recyclable, but recycling a small amount of trash can make a change in our environment. Landfills are composed of tons of trash mixed together creating toxic gases, which can lead to major health risks for people that live near landfills. “The new study examined the occurrence of seven kinds of cancer among men and women living near thirty-eight landfills where naturally occurring landfill gas is thought to be escaping into the surrounding air” (Cothran, 37). Living near landfills can also affect children health and most commonly their height. “The most commonly reported effect of living near
October 29, 2014
Language Arts 10
Period 7
Recycling should be Mandatory for Everyone
Would you like to live in a filthy atmosphere or do you prefer to breathe fresh air? You decide. Recycling is the act of collecting, separating and recreating used materials into new products. Not everyone recycles for various reasons, either they are too lazy or they just don’t care about the environment. “United States recycles about thirty-two percent of its waste today” ("Recycling Statistics”). Recycling should be enforced as a law in order to keep a healthy environment. People don’t care if they litter due to the fact that they will eventually get old and die, this type of people are careless about the future. “Each person produces 4.6 lbs. of trash per day in the United States” ("Recycling Statistics”). Recycling is one of the best ways that people can do to help save resources in our everyday life. People are unaware of the damage that’s been done in our environment due to the deficient of recycling, we should recycle for various reasons; landfills are dangerous to our health, recycling saves money and the ozone layer is deteriorating. To begin with, landfills are treacherous to both our health and environment. Recycling can reduce the chances of trash being thrown into landfills and lessen both air and water pollution. Not all the waste that’s thrown away is recyclable, but recycling a small amount of trash can make a change in our environment. Landfills are composed of tons of trash mixed together creating toxic gases, which can lead to major health risks for people that live near landfills. “The new study examined the occurrence of seven kinds of cancer among men and women living near thirty-eight landfills where naturally occurring landfill gas is thought to be escaping into the surrounding air” (Cothran, 37). Living near landfills can also affect children health and most commonly their height. “The most commonly reported effect of living near
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