THE RECYCLING IMPERATIVE – WHY RECYCLING IS IMPORTANT

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THE RECYCLING IMPERATIVE WHY RECYCLING IS
IMPORTANT
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• Theres much talk about recycling these days
  what to recycle, how to recycle, and the many
  benefits. You may have asked yourself why
  recycling is important it doesnt seem to make
  a lot of difference to your day-to-day life.
  While there are many reasons, perhaps the most
  critical is preserving our planet and its
  delicate ecosystems and limited resources for
  future generations.
• The concept of recycling can be broadly expressed
  as an effort to conserve resources, reduce
  pollution, and reuse materials which may be
  practically used again. Recycling is a simple and
  efficient means by which we can keep our
  environment clean, conserve materials, save
  energy, and reduce garbage in landfills.

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Already Scarce Resource Supplies Continue to
Diminish
Our earth has a limited supply of precious metals
and other resources commonly used in electronics,
such as copper, silver, gold, palladium, and
lead. As things stand today, less than 13 of
electronics are recycled. Technology industry
analysts Gartner estimates that nearly two
billion mobile phones will be sold in 2015.
Consider this When just one million cell phones
are recycled, we are able to reclaim and reuse
35,274 pounds of copper, 772 pounds of silver, 75
pounds of gold, and 33 pounds of palladium all
limited resources, and per the U.S. Geological
Survey, all precious metals in dangerously
limited supply. The U.S.G.S. estimates our
current reserves of silver and gold could be
exhausted within 20 years at the current rate of
use.
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Greenhouse Gasses Threaten the Future of Our
Planet

• Another reason why recycling is important is that
  we must consider our carbon footprint and how the
  production of an endless supply of new
  electronics is affecting carbon emissions, also
  known as greenhouse gasses, which lead to global
  warming. It requires 530 pounds of fossil fuel to
  manufacture one computer and monitor. By
  recycling one million laptops, we save enough
  energy to provide electricity to 3,657 U.S.
  homes. When we reuse certain electronic
  components, emissions from factories and
  industrial plants are reduced, and use of fossil
  fuels are minimized.

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Recycling Makes Good Economic Sense

• Another reason why recycling is important is that
  it just makes good economic sense. When precious
  metals, for example, are in short supply, this
  inevitably drives up the price. By reclaiming
  precious metals used in electronics, we not only
  insure well have an adequate supply, we lower
  the cost of producing these items savings that
  can be passed on the consumer. Further, when
  electronics are taken for recycling, many
  recycling centers are wiling to pay consumers for
  the value of those reusable resources.

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Choose a Better Course for the Future

• Recycling is simply a practical choice in many
  respects. It helps use preserve limited
  resources, protect our planet from pollution, and
  reduce costs. We cant continue to carelessly
  throw into the garbage these things which include
  precious metals and minerals in short supply, and
  substances which are toxic when left to rot in
  landfills. We must consider future generations
  and make the responsible choice to be good
  stewards of our planet by choosing to recycle.

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Questions? More Information?

• Website http//www.allgreenrecycling.com
• All Green Recycling
• info_at_allgreenrecycling.com
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• Source
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