The Use of Technology in Recycling

The Use Of Technology In Recycling

Recycling plays an important role in saving our environment due to the fact that it reduces the demands for waste treatment capacity and lowers waste streams filling up to landfills. Recycling has a tremendously accelerated growth because it is combined with new technologies. The use of technology in recycling devises commonly practical methods that not only help facilitate recycling processes but also improve the efficiency of the recycling that makes it to be more beneficial for both customers and economy.

In “The Truth about Recycle,” the economist introduces two systems called “Single Stream” and “TiTech” that provide the efficiency and convenience for recycling by making recycling become easier for customers and encouraging them in recycling. The advancement of these programs –TiTech “with more than 1,000 of which are now installed worldwide,” can increase the efficiency of the recycling due to the fact that it is a multifunctional sorting system that uses spectroscopy to categorize trash and different recyclables; moreover,-“Single Stream” is a system that can recover a wide range of pieces of material from different waste streams, household waste and other sorting tasks; Single stream recycling makes it simple and easy to recycle in your office or households by running an efficient recycling route.

The advancement of technology facilitates recycling tasks because customers do not have to put much recycling efforts due to the fact that they just put all recyclables including paper, plastic, or metal into a bin unless using TiTech’s system; moreover, it promotes individuals or households participating in recycling processes because it is not waste of time for sorting recyclables. New technologies not only made the recycling task easier but also provide individuals with new opportunities; it also increases the efficiency of methods that are being applied for a particular job and to finish tasks that may be not done due to not having enough employers. By providing new machinery for recycling task, technology not only alleviates recycling task but also enhance the quantity and quality of recyclables.

In “Making Recycling Really Pay, “by Bryan Walsh, a writer of Time Magazine, the readers learn a new program called “Recycle Bank” that promote individuals to take part in recycling. Ron Gonen, former management consultant and co-founder of Recycle Bank realized that people “want to recycle more”; they just need “a little bit of push”; so he developed an ideal that rewards people for their attempts in recycling. Gonen appeals everybody to join in program that each family “is issued a special container with a computer chip” which will measure the weight of recycling materials when truck comes to collect the garbage. The more recyclables you collect, the more points Recycle Bank rewards you; and those points can be redeemed for a variety of fun deals at merchants. By creating Recycle Bank, corporations are taking good actions in order to promote general public in recycling.

The use of technology in recycling provides many efficient ways that encourage individuals to take their efforts in recycling and even save time and money. For example, using modern technologies “Single Stream” and “TiTech” not only can help sort different types of recyclables promptly so that which make the recycling more convenient for households but also it allows us to combine all recyclable materials in a container; furthermore, Since all recyclables can be collected in one container, it frees up space around the office or your house and reduces clutter; also, it provides new opportunities for people to involve in recycling actions which can save money by creating recycling incentives. The use of technology in recycling help increase the recycling rate and improve the quality of recyclable products due to contributing of new technologies. Increasing recycling rates is the best solution of sustainable development because recycling reduces waste products in landfills, conserves energy, and protects natural environment.

Apparently, the role of technology in recycling is important when various techniques have been developed to make recyclable materials into new products; moreover, the use of technology in recycling alleviates the recycling by providing convenience that promotes people to participate in recycling and help improve recycling rate and the quality of recycling products.