Recycling is the term used for the process of transformation of a product that is no longer useful. Its international symbol represents three arrows that move in a triangle, which corresponds to each part of the recycling process: collection, manufacture and resale.
Recycling is a simple way to help the environment because we preserve natural resources from ending.
As you know, there are five recycling contentors: glass (green can), plastic and metal (yellow can), paper (blue can), batteries (red) and the organic rubbish. There are plenty of recycling locations around the world, you just have to find the one that is near your home!
The purpose of recycling is to avoid landfill sites, soil contamination and harming the environment.
Every single person produces approximately 180kg of rubbish in one year. We can reduce that by just using both sides of a paper, using plastic bags for the cans, giving things we no longer use to poor people (such as clothes, toys, books) and buying recyclable products.
China recycles 50% of its own rubbish. In this country, there are many types of recycling. The USA recycles 3/4 of its own rubbish. Countries like Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark also have high percentages of recycling. However, that is not the case of Portugal. Portugal only recycles 15% of its own garbage. What is more is that the European Union had stipulated 25% as the minimum percentage of recycling for the european countries! Portugal is failing here!
Just so you know, a simple paper can take 3 to 6 months to be absorbed. A small bubblegum can take 5 years. A drink can can take a lifetime: 80 to 100 years. Glass can stay one million years in nature without decomposing! And what about you? How long does it take for you to start recycling?
Posted by: Joana Fernandes
It's very important to preserve our world. Like you said, we need to reduce the amount of rubbish we make. I usually give things I don't use anymore to people who need them more than me. It is essential to start recycling because if we don't protect Mother Nature, we will suffer a lot, just like she will do.
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