Why Recycling Is Wrong
The life of trash. It may be old, disgusting, and unwanted, but it lives way longer than humans can see it. In this trash the public can find things such as bottles, food, cans, clothes, and “old technology”. Their life cycle could continue, but so many consumers decide to end it after they are done with it. Objects like these can be recycled benefiting an array of things, but often the life of these items is ended early and unnecessarily. With the U.S. population approximately 320,000,000 persons and growing, recycling has the potential to have an immense impact economically, socially and environmentally. The U.S. is part of the O.E.C.D. which stands for “Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development” (“Members and Partners”). Despite
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People who travel to Canada can see first hand how efficient recycling works. Public disposal receptacles are clearly labeled so people are aware of how to dispose food, garbage and recyclable material. Many grocery stores do not have plastic shopping bags and if customers do not bring a bag to carry their items, a $0.05 surcharge per bag is charged. Needless to say, almost everyone has cloth bags. City garbage pickup requires clear garbage bags, allowing the contents to be seen by waste management workers and bags are left curbside if rules are not followed (Foster). America can improve by following or building on ideas like this already in place in other successfully recycling countries. America also needs to think first of others less fortunate and consider donating possessions before throwing them away or recycling them. To be successful, recycling needs to be efficient, easy to do, and needs to be cheap. Laws need to be put in place and knowledge spread through advertisements, social media, and other avenues. There may be programs in place already, but they are not reaching everyone and not in all locations. With simple steps to reach everyone, America could experience a huge increase in recycling participation and make a big step towards a change to the
People who travel to Canada can see first hand how efficient recycling works. Public disposal receptacles are clearly labeled so people are aware of how to dispose food, garbage and recyclable material. Many grocery stores do not have plastic shopping bags and if customers do not bring a bag to carry their items, a $0.05 surcharge per bag is charged. Needless to say, almost everyone has cloth bags. City garbage pickup requires clear garbage bags, allowing the contents to be seen by waste management workers and bags are left curbside if rules are not followed (Foster). America can improve by following or building on ideas like this already in place in other successfully recycling countries. America also needs to think first of others less fortunate and consider donating possessions before throwing them away or recycling them. To be successful, recycling needs to be efficient, easy to do, and needs to be cheap. Laws need to be put in place and knowledge spread through advertisements, social media, and other avenues. There may be programs in place already, but they are not reaching everyone and not in all locations. With simple steps to reach everyone, America could experience a huge increase in recycling participation and make a big step towards a change to the