7 Things Everybody Should Recycle
The momentum for recycling is picking up. As we as a society think about recycling more and more, we should make sure we do not just do it half way. If you recycle your aluminum cans, your plastic bottles and your newspapers, that is a good start. But it is just a start.
There are seven items that you should begin to think of as recycling candidates that may have never crossed your mind before.
1. Cardboard containers
Many times you can put old cardboard in with your newspaper recycling. For bigger cardboard boxes, try tearing them down so they are flat and putting them up in the attic. There will come a time when a friend or relative that you know will need them and you can help out.
2. Cell phones
Sending these gadgets to the trash is not smart because they will never decompose. In fact, there are harmful toxins in cell phone parts that can damage the environment. Instead contribute those old cell phones to charities who refurbish cell phones the needy.
3. Mattresses
They are a nuisance to get rid of. But so many people in your own community could put them to good use because for warmth or comfort. Try taking them to a thrift store or a charity that distributes such things to people in need.
4. Appliances and gadgets
The same problem that we have with cell phones applies to disposing of these machines. You can almost always convince charities like Good Will to take them to fix them up for resale.
5. Gift bags
If you keep them in good shape, you can put them in the closet and use them many times for as long as you want.
6. Ragged clothing
There are two very good ways to reuse worn out clothing. The easy one is to donate them to help out the needy through a charity. The other is to cut up them up to use for cleaning rags around the house. There is not any reason to ever put this kind of stuff in the trash to go fill up the landfill.
7. Old metal material
From to car parts to metal drums, scrap metal can be reused after it is melted down. It is possible you can sell scrap metal and make a little money off of it.
4 Reasons People Do Not Recycle
Here are four of the most common reasons that your neighbors do not recycle that can help us get the ball rolling.
1. Nobody I know does it
There is no question that if many people recycle, that inspires their neighbors to do so. The conclusion is that you should set the trend so you can lead the way for others. When people witness that you do curbside recycling, it will it will get them thinking about starting to recycle in their homes.
2. It will not help anything
It is easy to think that recycling does not make a difference. It took one family by one family to get into this environmental mess. That is how we will get out of it too.
3. Recycle is too touch to do
Recycling seems like a lot of trouble compared to just dumping waste in the trash. There is a small amount of work to be done to set up a recycling program, but once you have bought the recycling bins and you learn the recycling schedule, it really is not any more difficult than putting the trash out on trash day.
4. People are lazy
Nobody would admit out loud that laziness is the reason they do not recycle. Very often, however, laziness is the heart of the problem. The best way to combat laziness is giving people a good reason to recycle.
On great reason is money. You can also take certain kinds of recycling to centers that will pay you money for it. That could translate into a nice part time revenue stream for the kids.
Maybe the best motivation to recycle is the good feeling you get for helping the world go green.
There is also the additional benefit, however of bragging rights brag to your friends because you recycle and that you can stick your chest out proudly that you are a green family. You have that feeling of pride coming so enjoy it.
From recyclable processing to secure document destruction, Greenstar Recycling can take on your recycling in Houston projects and get the job done.