How is the environment impacted by recycling and not recycling?

Answer 1

First a thought experiment:

* Think of your bank account. Assume you never put anything into it only withdraw.

* Think of buying something - a set dishes,- whatever * After one use you throw them out * The next time you want to have supper you buy a new set of dishes * Think of doing this for everything you own. * Your bank account will crash in no time, then you will have no dishes at all, and no way to get any That's you without recycling.

A second thought experiment:

* Think of your bank account. Assume you shop for good interest rates and make periodic injections of money.

* Think of buying something - a set of dishes,- whatever * You use it over and over again.

* When you're tired of it you sell it at a garage sale and put the cash in the bank

* The next time you want to have supper you buy a set of dishes at a discount store, a neighbor's garage sale, or on sale so they're cheaper.

* Think of doing this for everything you own. * Your bank account will last a long time That's you with recycling, resource recovery and good stewardship.

The environment is like your bank account. There's only so much goodness in it. This includes fresh air and water, Natural Resources, agricultural land, etc.

If you do not do the R's (Recycle, Recover, Reuse) you are depleting the bank of the environment faster than if you take from it sparingly and reinvest or recreate the materials you use up.

Answer 2

Recycling greatly impacts the environment. Here are some ways it does:

Recycling Aluminum keeps us from exhausting Earth's supplies of bauxite, which is a non-renewable mineral that is used to create aluminum. Aluminum is a very important metal.

Recycling plastic saves some of our crude oil reserves. Plastic comes mainly from petroleum and other natural gasses. Not only does plastic require non-renewable gas, it also pollutes the air when made and will stay in the environment for hundreds of years. Plastic does not completely break down. Plastic littered into the environment will continue to pollute the world. Recycling stops that.

Recycling paper obviously cuts down on wood needed. Although most paper comes from managed (purposely grown) forests, the fuel and energy needed to transport and process the heavy wood really adds up. Paper also takes

huge amounts of water to form out of wood pulp. Recycling paper saves trees, energy, and water.

Those are just 3 main things that should be recycled. Recycling aluminum prevents us from having to mine more valuable bauxite. Recycling plastic saves oil and prevents litter from polluting the world (mainly oceans). Recycling paper

saves huge amounts of water and energy, along with wood.

If plastics were not recycled, ocean life would choke on littered material and oil would be used up faster. If aluminum were not recycled, our limited supply of bauxite would eventually run dry. If paper were not recycled, we could run into water shortages and waste energy.

Answer 3

it takes up unnecessary space in land fills