Happy America Recycles Day!

Yesterday was America Recycles Day for 2025! Reduce. . .Reuse. . .Recycle. When we can’t reduce or reuse, recycling is an excellent way to make it possible to go green without doing harm to the planet.

Happy America Recycles Day ! ! ! 

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A Brief History:
Founded: America Recycles Day is celebrated by millions of people in the United States. The day aims to increase awareness about recycling and using recycled products. It is important to recycle and reuse products, as the daily rate of one-use water bottles in America is 60 million, which causes pollution in waterways and landfills. One way to reduce this number is to use water filtration devices and portable reusable drinking bottles and cups. Another effective method to reduce waste is by repurposing and reusing old items, which can be achieved by shopping at secondhand stores. Shopping at these stores not only prevents items from going to landfills but also saves money. These stores offer a variety of items like clothing, furnishings, kitchen items, and replacement parts, proving the saying “one person’s junk is another person’s treasure” to be true. Consider shopping at secondhand stores if you have never done so before.

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Many Different Examples: The obvious choice literally is aluminum cans. But there are way many more different choices that can add to the portfolio of an otherwise garbage bound situation. This is great for administrators of ob sites for items that include metals including scrap wire. Also, industrial site recycling and  demolition site recycling are an option.

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Impact: Aluminum recycling is quite successful in the U. S. , with about 65% of aluminum being recycled, more than any other item. In America, 105,800 cans are recycled every minute, and recycling one can saves enough energy to run a television for 3 hours. In 2019, an aluminum can was valued at 1. 7 cents, and the industry pays over $1 billion annually for recycled cans. Waste management professionals are knowledgeable about recycling and provide essential services to protect the environment and reduce our impact.

Different Styles of Recycling: There are three principal categories of recycling.

• The first, which is likely the most recognized, is known as primary recycling. This process involves converting materials back into identical items, such as transforming glass bottles into glass bottles, plastic bottles into plastic bottles, paper into paper, and cardboard boxes into cardboard boxes.
• The second category is secondary recycling. While it also utilizes the same materials, secondary recycling results in the creation of new products. For instance, plastic bottles can be repurposed into plastic furniture, and rubber tires can be converted into playground surfaces.
• Lastly, tertiary recycling involves the chemical transformation of a product into a new, functional item.

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Premise: Recycling minimizes the necessity for the extraction, refinement, and processing of raw materials, all of which contribute to air and water pollution. By conserving energy, recycling also lowers misuse of raw materials, thereby leading to conservation and protection of our planet.

Why That Day? Senator Nelson chose the day because it fell between between students’ spring break and their final final exams to encourage young students to participate. More than 2,000 colleges and universities, 10,000 public schools, and 20 million citizens participated—About 10% of the US population at that time. . .

Celebrated: America Recycles Day is celebrated on November 15^th every year since the National Recycling Coalition established the holiday, which commenced in 1997.

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A Few Facts:
I am sharing a few facts, and more, some trivia, some not trivial. . .

Perks That Originated From the Original Date:
Most Popular Items Recycled that Make a Difference: A selection of materials suitable for recycling includes:

• Paper
• Plastic
• Steel cans
  
• Aluminum cans
• Rubber
• Cardboard
  
• Glass
  
• More. . .

Benefits:

• Environmental impact
• Cleaner planet
• Protection of use of raw materials
  
• Conservation
  
• Alleviating space for use for added space in the landfill
  
• More. . .
  

Nowadays:
How Large? Recycling conserves resources, mitigates pollution, promotes public health, and generates employment opportunities. It reduces costs, minimizes landfill use, and, most importantly, is a straightforward process.
Participation: Recycling diminishes the necessity for the extraction of raw materials such as mining, quarrying, and logging, as well as the refining and processing of these materials, all of which contribute significantly to air and water pollution.

Recycling By The Numbers courtesy of Openverse

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The Future:
U.S.: Recycling is a viable way, with a slight profit to be had, at the same time making the planet a better place to be.
Worldwide: The world is moving forward at a much higher rate. The world will recover from our everyday activities, like recling, now and into the future. . .

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