Argument FOR Mandatory Recycling

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Argument FOR Mandatory Recycling

• Rachel Wright
• CIS 55-21

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• RECYCLING The process by which materials are
  collected and used as raw materials for new
  products.
• MANDATORY RECYCLING Programs which, by law,
  require consumers to separate trash so that some
  or all recyclable materials are recovered for
  recycling rather than going to landfills.

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Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!

• Aluminum steel cans
• Glass- all colors
• Plastic screw-top containers
• White colored paper
• Newspaper
• Magazines
• Leaves yard debris
• Motor oil

• Junk mail
• Cereal snacks boxes
• Cardboard
• Batteries
• Computers
• Ink jet cartridges
• Asphalt
• Scrap metal
• Concrete

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Some of the States With Mandatory Recycling Laws

• California
• Colorado
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• New York
• North Carolina

• Ohio
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Texas
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia

There are recycling programs in almost every
major city in every state.
There are recycling programs in almost every
major city in every state.
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Pros

• Lowers manufacturing costs
• Saves energy
• Creates jobs
• Spreads awareness

Save me!
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Arguments against

• We are not running out of landfill space
• Natural resources are not depleting
• Garbage is not toxic to our land or water
• Recycling creates pollution
• More expensive than conventional disposal
• It doesnt need to be mandatory for people to do
  it

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Where it is working Seattle

• Nearly 60 of household waste is recycled
• Clear, easily attainable information
• Strict enforcement
• Supportive residents

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Where it isnt Philadelphia

• In 1987 Philadelphia became the first major U.S.
  city to pass a mandatory recycling law.
• HOWEVER
• The city has yet to exceed a 7 recycling rate.
• Programs do not include entire city
• No clear information on fines
• Will not pick up plastic or cardboard

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In the US
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Not-So-Fun Facts

• Enough aluminum is thrown away to rebuild our
  commercial air fleet 4 times every year.
• ONE aluminum can energy for a 100 watt light
  bulb for 3 ½ hours.
• We use enough plastic wrap to wrap all of Texas
  every year.
• Every month, we throw out enough glass bottles
  and jars to fill up a giant skyscraper.
• Glass can be reused a infinite amount of time.
• Every year enough paper is thrown away to make a
  12 ft. wall from NY to CA.
• A ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees.

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More than 20,000,000 Hershey's Kisses are wrapped
each day, using 133 square miles of tinfoil.All
that foil is recyclable, but not many people
realize it.

• American Forest Paper Association. 2007. AFPA.
  08 April 2007
• Earth911. 2007. Global Security Alerts, LLC. 06
  April 2007
• Department of Environmental Protection. 11 April
  2007. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 08 April
  2007. .asp
• Seattle.gov. 2007. City of Seattle. 08 April
  2007. ing/index.asp
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 11 April
  2007. EPA. 06 April 2007

Since inception of the Recycling Program in
1989, Temple University has conserved the
equivalent of 103,000 trees that would have
otherwise been harvested to produce paper from
virgin wood pulp. 
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THANK YOU!

• Philadelphia residents can call
• 215-685-RECYCLE
• To get a recycling bin.