| Are our efforts to recycle enough to save the | | | | paper. It is estimated that nearly 50 percent of all |
| planet? We have all heard how important it is to | | | | paper goods are being recycled. Nearly 30 percent |
| recycle. Though our individual efforts may seem | | | | of glass is currently recycled. About 40 percent |
| so small, it will make a difference if we can | | | | of aluminum is being recycled. |
| convince more people to do so. After all, haven't | | | | It is estimated that by recycling aluminum on a |
| we heard before the saying...little drops of water, | | | | regular basis, we can save up to 90 percent of |
| little grains of sands, make the mighty ocean and | | | | the energy required to produce aluminum by |
| the pleasant land? So if we make a concerted | | | | mining for it. This is a good example of how |
| effort we can and will protect the environment | | | | aluminum or more specially, recycling aluminum, |
| and change the world. | | | | can help save energy and the environment. |
| There are two basic forms of recycling, primary | | | | There are many ways you can recycle on your |
| recycling and secondary recycling. Primary | | | | own even if you find your local municipality does |
| recycling happens when original waste material is | | | | not offer recycling options. One of the best and |
| recycled into the same material that it once was. | | | | easiest forms of recycling is composting. |
| Newspaper, when recycled to newsprint is a form | | | | Composting is great because it is easy to do, |
| of primary recycling. Secondary recycling is the | | | | make a great impact on the environment and it |
| process whereby waste materials are recycled | | | | can happen in your own backyard. Composting |
| into a different kind of products. In general, it is | | | | creates fertile soil just by treating food and yard |
| estimated that more than 75 percent of solid | | | | waste to the natural biological decomposition or |
| waste can be recycled. | | | | rotting of the organic matter found in the waste. |
| There are so many kinds of things that we can | | | | The microbes and detritus feeders, which are |
| recycle. Basic categories of recyclable products | | | | worms and grubs helps in the decomposition of |
| include paper, glass, metals, some kinds of plastic, | | | | the waste. Once the composting is complete, a |
| textiles, old tires, food wastes and yard wastes. | | | | very rich humus soil will be left which can be used |
| The most common type of recyclable product is | | | | as an effective soil builder and natural fertilizer. |