Recycling is the key

The key to an everlasting, healthy planet is recycling. Without recycling everything that is not biodegradable, for example,plastic, aluminum and styrofoam, sits in the landfill for many years. As it sits there a lot of natural resources are being wasted because new products are being manufactured to replace the items thrown away. Recycling is when a person or a company reuses items to help save the enviroment.

One of the most important ways is to reopen the recycling plant in Guelph. When the plant was open it limited the amount of waste that went into the landfill and in turn a lot less resources were used . Another way to recycle is by using the coloured garbage bags. The blue bag is for anything that can be recycled like cans, plastic, glass, paper and cardboard. The green bag is for food waste and other things that are for composting such as coffee filters, diapers and tissue paper. The clear bag is for all other nonhazardous waste. The hazardous waste and large items need to be dropped off at the landfill.

The other important thing to do in recycling is to reuse plastic bags. A lot of people reuse plastic bags when they go to the store or they use canvas bags that can be used many times. You can also reuse plastic bottles for water or juice. There are lots of companies that reuse excess plastic from their production line to make new products. Used car tires are being used for roadways by combining it with the asphalt to make it more durable.

I highly believe in the term "Reduce, reuse and recycle." The main objective of these three key words roughly translates to a clean enviroment and a better future for us and the animals as well as for generations to come.