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Littering
      Every year more than 50,000 pounds of waste is produced. 50% of that waste is littered. People litter for many reasons:
1. Some people are too lazy to throw their trash in the city trash cans.
2. They know they know that other people will pick it up
3. and Some people just don't care
 
       There are many people that litter by not just walking on the street. They also do it from their motor veihecles. No matter what you do for a living, you cannot litter because it causes a lot of harm to the planet. Here is a list of people and things That litter.
  • 1. Pedestrians 
  • 2. Drivers
  • 3. Household garbage cans
  • 4. Commercial dumpsters
  • 5. Demolition Sites
  • 6. Loading Docks
  • 7.Trucks With Uncovered Backs

    It takes time for food/waste to decompose. It even takes some food about A MILLON YEARS to decompose. Things Like:

Styrofoam container  1 million years
Plastic jug 1 million years
Aluminum can 200-500 years
Disposable diaper 550 years
Tinned can 90 years
Leather shoe 45 years
Wool sock 1 year
Paper bag 1 month



Banana peel 3-4 weeks

 Recycling

Recycling is one of the best ways for you to have a positive impact on the world in which we live. Recycling is important to both the natural environment and us. We must act fast as the amount of waste we create is increasing all the time.

The amount of rubbish we create is constantly increasing because:

  • Increasing wealth means that people are buying more products and ultimately creating more waste.
  • Increasing population means that there are more people on the planet to create waste.
  • New packaging and technological products are being developed, much of these products contain materials that are not biodegradable.
  • New lifestyle changes, such as eating fast food, means that we create additional waste that isn’t biodegradable.
Environmental Importance

Recycling is very important as waste has a huge negative impact on the natural environment.

  • Harmful chemicals and greenhouse gasses are released from rubbish in landfill sites. Recycling helps to reduce the pollution caused by waste.
  • Habitat destruction and global warming are some the affects caused by deforestation. Recycling reduces the need for raw materials so that the rainforests can be preserved.
  • Huge amounts of energy are used when making products from raw materials. Recycling requires much less energy and therefore helps to preserve natural resources.
Importance To People

Recycling is essential to cities around the world and to the people living in them.

  • No space for waste. Our landfill sites are filling up fast, by 2010, almost all landfills in the UK will be full.
  • Reduce financial expenditure in the economy. Making products from raw materials costs much more than if they were made from recycled products.
  • Preserve natural resources for future generations. Recycling reduces the need for raw materials; it also uses less energy, therefore preserving natural resources for the future.


 
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