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The earliest thrift stores were open over 100 years ago. their products could be recycled. With overwhelming amounts of recycling, companies in the U.S needed to find solutions for the recyclables Just because something is recyclable, doesn't mean it will actually be recycled. On the small scale, individuals don't recycle everything that's recyclable.

But the whole time I was wondering, "How much of this is actually going to be recycled?" Before anything else, I want to define the two terms "reuse" and "recycle". So, if you have a glass bottle, here are the steps for recycling it: Put the glass bottle in the recycling The truck will drive the contents back to the recycling center. to say that I am not "Anti" Recycling.

As I wrote about in my previous post, "Recycling Is Overrated: We've Been Misled," I grew up recycling But I was also looking at recycling in a different way. Because You Can’t Recycle The Planet. Why was there so much emphasis on recycling instead of reusing? Because You Can’t Recycle The Planet. on it.

As I wrote about in my previous posts, recycling is an overrated solution to our waste problem and this As I make sure to point out, I’m not saying that we should not recycle and that I personally do not recycle We don't need to wish-cycle and hope things actually get recycled. And again, I'm not saying that we should never recycle. The more we reuse, the less congested recycling will be and there is a possibility of recycling actually

I want you to take a moment right now and clear your head of outside thoughts. Take a deep breath. Now ask yourself, "Do I care more about making more money than I do about other people's survival? Would I still be happy if I made a little less money, but everyone had health care? What if everyone had a place to live and everyone could eat? And what if the planet could survive for future generations? Could I give up some of my excess for that?" If the answer is yes to all of these, reach out to me. Let's work together. Let's set up a sustainability event at your business or school. Let's talk on your podcast or radio show. Let's talk about bringing more reuse into your business or life. Let's talk about how WE can work together to make positive change for our planet and our people. We can't be selfish. We can't do it alone. We're connected citizens of a shared planet. The more we communicate, the more we work together, the more change we can ACTUALLY create. Together, let's escape the waste of a great planet to live on and a beautiful future for generations to come. Like Alison Cove from USEFULL said in a post the other day, " climate change is NOT a political issue." It's an issue of survival; for you, for the planet, and for every single person that you know, including YOU. So, are you in? Suggested Listening: "I'm Surprised You're Surprised" by Company Retreat We're never gonna wake up If we don't start sleeping We're never gonna calm down If we don't stop screaming We'll just keep reopening wounds, And they'll all keep bleeding, And we'll all keep wondering why dark history's always repeating. I'm surprised  your surprised I'm impressed  your impressed I can't believe  you believe  that you're actually  doing your best Cause I see what you see And I've been where  you've been Read all the same stories. So I know how they end. I know how they end. Have we all forgotten  the days When our walls' inscriptions Were still  written in movements And truths  were consistent? Are we all just talking  to talk? Is anyone  still listening? Are we really  the change we want to see? I'm not convinced Or just acting  belligerent. I'm surprised  your surprised I'm impressed  your impressed I can't believe  you believe  that you're actually  doing your best Cause I see what you see And I've been where  you've been Read all the same stories. So I know how they end. I know how they end. We all wind up dead. You're gonna  wind up dead. Everything that you gain you lose. Don't let it include  your head. Everything that you gain you lose. Don't let it include  your head.

. Walk in your neighborhood and collect trash and recyclables. Talk to a neighbor and see if there’ s anything you can barter. Find something in a recycling bin to make a craft project with. Buy a used

Recycling is great in theory, but in practice, it has its limitations. For one, not everything can be recycled, and even recyclable items often don’t end up being recycled We need more focus on reducing and reusing first, and then recycling as a last step. I also believe that recycling is still using to toss…the bins just are a little different. certain items simply because they are recyclable or have been made from recycled materials. 6.

This includes recycling EPS (expanded polystyrene) foam blanks and running excess plastic waste through high density plastic shredders to be recycled back into the board manufacturing process. box that does not get reused or recycled. 5. In your personal experience, how do you think recycling has worked and NOT worked as a solution to waste Recycling does not appear to be working, according to most studies around the world.

In your personal experience, how do you think recycling has worked and NOT worked as a solution to waste I am still concerned about the topic of recycling; sometimes skeptical. How is it that recycling takes place? I do think that incentivizing recycling is key to help. I saw recently that package stores were now offering incentives if you bring in found nips to recycle

In your personal experience, how do you think recycling has worked and NOT worked as a solution to waste The recycling process for many items is way too much for our environment. Recycling has given people a false idea of the destruction caused by plastic. I would love to see more aluminum being used as it is the only material that can be recycled without Have you ever taken anything out of the recycling bin or trash to reuse somehow or maybe found something

Refillers “tack a cap” (colorful, un-recyclable caps like the ones you find on milk jugs) onto a cork In your personal experience, how do you think recycling has worked and NOT worked as a solution to waste Oh man, recycling is so hard. The reduce, reuse, recycle slogan really needs to be changed - my first T- Shirt with STAY VOCAL was The only recycle that I feel is true would be the up-cycle of recycle.

In your personal experience, how do you think recycling has worked and NOT worked as a solution to waste I think that unless people really know how to recycle, so much doesn't actually get recycled. It means people putting items in their recycling because they want them to be recycled, but it ultimately It leads to less being recycled. Have you ever taken anything out of the recycling bin or trash to reuse somehow or maybe found something