Recycle to Save Energy

Recycling is the process of separating, collecting and converting used or waste products into new materials.

Recycling is one of the best ways for you to have a positive impact on the world in which we live. Recycling is important for both, to the natural environment and us. Through it, we not only save our environment but also save lot of energy which is can be use to fulfill future needs.

For example,

Plastic bags and other plastic garbage thrown into the ocean kill as many as 1,000,000 sea creatures every year. 

Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator.

The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours or a compact fluorescent bulb for 20 hours. It also causes 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials.

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Facts about recycling

Facts related to recycling are as follow :

1. Recycling 1 ton of paper saves 17 mature trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 2 barrels of oil, and 4000 kilowatt hours of electricity.  This is enough energy to power the average American home for 5 months.
2. Recycling steel and tin cans saves 74 percent of the energyused to make them.
3. Manufacturing recycled paper uses 60 percent of the energy needed to make paper from new materials.
4. Recycling steel and tin cans saves 74 percent of the energyused to make them.
5. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a 100 watt light bulb for 20 hours, a computer for 3 hours, and a TV for 2 hours.
6. Approximately 88 percent of the energy is saved when plastic is made from plastic rather than from the raw materials of gas and oil.
7. Recycling a single run of the Sunday New York Times would save 75,000 trees.If all our newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year.
8. Plastic bags and other plastic garbage thrown into the ocean kill as many as 1,000,000 sea creatures every year. Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator.
9. The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours or a compact fluorescent bulb for 20 hours. It also causes 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials.
10. On average, each one of us produces 4.4 pounds of solid waste each day. This adds up to almost a ton of trash per person, per year.

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Tips For Controlling Pollution, Information Sheet :

1) Keep garbage, pest and animal wastes, and yard wastes out of roadside ditches, storm drains and waterways. Never dump debris of any type into a creek!
2) Never dispose of household wastes such as paint thinner, motor oil, or pesticides down household drains or stormwater drains. Storm drains often empty directly into the nearest waterbody.
3) Follow label instructions when using fertilizers and pesticides. Homeowners who overapply waste money, may damage plants or animals they value, can pollute air, water and soil and may encourage pesticide-resistance in pest species.
4) If you have a septic tank, have it pumped about every three years on average.
5) Avoid hosing down paved surfaces and washing your car in the driveway or street. Even "biodegradable" soaps may be toxic to fish and wildlife.
6) Avoid diverting or damming the creek. Water diversions and dams reduce water flow, often increase water temperature and affect vegetation and wildlife.
7) Pave only where necessary. It increases runoff during storms and peak flows, resulting in flooding and erosion. Encourage water to soak in and recharge soil moisture.
8) If you have livestock, exclude them from entering drainage ditches, creeks and streams or manage them carefully to avoid overgrazing or trampling problems.
9) If you have livestock, collect and compost or dispose of the waste from corraled animals to prevent runoff into surface or ground water supplies.
10) Also control pet access to creeks and riparian vegetation. Dog and cat feces add excessive nutrients and bacterial pollution to water, which decreases water quality, causes unpleasant odors, and can also cause human health problems. Cats and dogs can be aggressive wildlife predators.
11) Maintain a buffer of natural vegetation between pastures or paddocks and creeks or ponds.
12) Stabilize erosion-prone areas of your property and control erosion by planting ground covers or native vegetation. The use of native or adapted vegetation reduces the cost of yard maintenance, requiring less water and fewer chemical fertilizers.
13) Check your rain gutters and other pipes to see where they drain. Make sure they do not carry water directly into the creek.
14) Compost household organic wastes if you have the space on your property, or begin a community compost program. By producing "garden gold," you’ll save money and reduce the use of fertilizers that can leach into streams, ponds and ground water.
15) Learn about your local watershed and how it is interconnected with your immediate neighbors, the surrounding valleys, and ultimately the outside world.
16) Minimize tillage in agriculture and garden areas and leave crop and garden residue in place or till it under to add organic matter and soil tilth.

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