Like composting recycling is a method of reducing wastes however recycling is in a different form. Recycling is the process of making new products from products that have already been disposed by collecting and separating disposable wastes. It helps the environment by using something the most times it can be used. Recycling is used in many different social environments such as the workplace or even in schools. Recycling in a school is on a bigger scale than recycling at work because there are more bins and more people. On a bigger scale consumer goods are collected and turned back into raw materials which can then be used to make anything. Almost everything can be recycled; some things that are placed in bins and recycled various times are cans, plastic bottles and paper till they are stretched to the thinnest fiber. The benefits of recycling are it protects the environment and helps to slowly reduce global climate change. There are three stages to recycling the first part being collecting and sorting out through recycled items. The second part consists of manufacturing and processing these materials into new reusable products. The final part is selling these recycled items to consumers. There are different recycling programs such as curbside pickup, buy-back centers, drop-off centers, deposit/refund programs. Like composting it reduces the amount of waste product in landfills. An advance in recycling technology is a process known as single-stream recycling. Unlike regular recycling where everything must be separated into different bins this kind of recycling allows everything to be placed in one bin. When these materials are delivered to the materials recovery facility (MRF) they are separated by advanced recycling technology which includes magnets, screens and optical scanners to automate the sorting of recyclables. This form of recycling is convenient to some people and it just comes to show how there are different forms of recycling making it easier for us to participate.
| Single-Stream Recycling |
http://earthandindustry.com/2010/11/america-recycles-day-inside-single-stream-recycling/
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