Although I have a link for recycling, I would like to give my own input on this very important matter. Recycling is important because we, as Americans, are running out of space to dispose of our waste. This is just the beginning. Recycling has proven to be a better alternative to either dumping or burning waste. It saves money, energy, raw materials, and land space, while also reducing pollution.
Recycling also encourgages individual awareness and responsibility for the refuse product.
Many recycling progrmas cover their own expenses with materails sales and may even bring revenue to the community. For instance, Philadelphia is investing in neighborhood collection centers that will recycle 600 tons a day, enough to eliminate the need for a previously planned, high-priced incinertor. New York City, down to one available lanfill but still producing 27,000 tons of garbage a day, has set a target of 50 percent waste reduction to be accomplished by recycling office paper and household and commercial waste. New York's curbside service, projected to be the nation's largest, should more than pay itself simply in avoiding disposal costs. These profits are not yet self -paying, that is, not paying for this service, but the price for this no longer costs our resident's the initial price.