No one wants a landfill in his backyard. Environmental regulations, land use restrictions, and design requirements make new landfills expensive. Fortuna ely,'recycling can extend the life of existing landfills. A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study shows that most households can recycle waste in just over an hour a month. YQU can probably do all the recycling necessary in your home in about two minutes a day.
Many communities have special recycling bins or conlainers that make it even easier.
Recycling saves natural resources and euts the energy needed to make new products. It can even mean new jobs. Thirty-three jobs are created for every 10,000 tons of matcrials recycled. That compares to seven jobs if that amount is landfilled. For all of these reasons, recycling is worth the effort it takes you and your community to get started.