Recycling


 * __Save the next generation!__  by Caroline **

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 * “I’m so full. I’m going to burst if I eat one more thing.” Did you ever feel like that? Probably. Now compare this to earth. Global warming is the fever; too full is the trash that we dispose of. Not only is the earth sick, we will have consequences too. At some point you or your kids will live in the waste that you make now.
 *  I believe that we produce too much GARBAGE. We should save the earth, rescue our homes, and conserve the next generation of animals and us.
 *  Some people might say, “ So what? They are making machines to crush trash. We will survive.” No you won’t. You are still polluting water,and air, and killing trees. Do you not know we need trees to breath, and to keep the food chain going? We require healthy water to drink, and fresh air to breath. Only then we can sustain, but we are just putting trash EVERYWHERE. We can’t ignore these obstacles forever.
 *  First of all, the numbers of trash generated is way to high. One American makes 5 pounds of waste each day. That equals 1,407,109,530 pounds of litter from all over the U.S.A every day. Pennsylvania propagates 62,163,960 pounds of that trash. Narrowing it down even more, at CYMS about 800 students buy food using Styrofoam trays. That equals 147,200 Styrofoam trays in one school, each year. Also, did you know that there is a mound full of trash that is 35 times bigger then Disney World? It was found by some archaeologists from the University of Arizona.
 *  Furthermore, recycling paper reduces pollution, uses less energy, and saves numerous of trees. Do you realize that to manufacture the Sunday newspaper a whole forest gets killed? Then the paper doesn’t get recycled. Out of non recycled paper you could sculpture a wall from Los Angeles to New York City ( 12 feet high) every year. In America, people exploit about 50 million tons of paper each year. That equals 850 million trees.
 *  Moreover you can help make a difference. You just have to do it, and not only for one day. Don’t purchase goods you don’t necessitate. For example, don’t pay for food with too much packaging. Create new items out of old. Used jeans could establish a purse. Also, you can repair broken objects. To save energy just recycle one plastic bottle. That equals the energy to light a 100 watt light for 4 hours. Recycle one pound of steel and you can light a 60 watt light for longer then a day. One last fact to sustain is recycling means to develop modern objects out of previously discarded ones. For example, a carpet can be developed out of plastic bottles.
 *  In addition, recycling is a simple action, with a great outcome. Aluminum and glass should and are great objects to be recycled. Also if you recycle 1 ton of paper, you rescue 463 gallons of oil, 17 trees, and 3.06 cubic yards of land. In America 1500 aluminum cans are recycled every second. Think of all the million of cans that are not recycled in a country with 281,421,906 people. Of course 1500 is a start.
 *  Likewise we are wasting various numbers of materials. In America people already used up 95% of their forest land. A proven fact is that Styrofoam takes 500 years to break down. Can you believe that if your car tires are extensively packed with air, you maintain 20 gallons of gasoline every year? Pollution can create droughts, problems for animals, plants, and provokes hurricanes. So you should recycle. Conjointly a 5 min. shower take up 10- 25 gallons of water. About 22 billion plastic bottles wind up in landfills. Constructing these bottles requires 714 million gallons of oil.
 *  Finally, misusing resources will bounce back and haunt you. When garbage in landfills becomes wet “ they turn into a poisonous, soupy liquid called Teachate.” This can poison the water we drink. In addition the gas coming from trash in landfills can cause cancer since it has a “ dangerous air pollutant.”
 *  In conclusion please start to conserve our home. Prevent from buy materials you don't need, and please recycle. It might take up 5 min. or less of your life. Have a heart, and save our next generation. Remember, just one person can change the perspective of new life. Of course, that can go in both directions.

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