The Good, Bad, and Better About Recyling

Raising Responsible Citizens30 Aug, 2023Education

Putting out the recycling bin on the collection day makes us feel good. But how much is it actually helping the world? Don't stop recycling but maybe there are even better ways to do our part for mother earth. The Good Recycling does benefit the world. Take aluminum for example, despite the carbon emission involved in collection, transport, and processing, recycled aluminum is about 95 percent less energy-intensive to forge than its raw alternative. The calculation varies for different materials. Each year about 30% of municipal wastes are put into the recycle stream. That is about 70 million tons of garbage. So, by all means, keep on recycling.