Be Green

As a country in America we tend to be very high consumers of recyclable goods. The average American meaning us here in Colorado uses in excess of 870 plastic, aluminum and glass containers per year. This does not include milk cartons, laundry detergents, oil cans, window solvents, as well as many other recyclables like phone books, newspapers, and magazines. This is personal use, and in general it can exceed 1,000 lbs of recyclable waste per year per person. It does not take a brain surgeon to do the numbers (http://www.members.aol.com/ramonla15/information.html) Each container wasted has the potential to keep a TV on average for seven hours in energy and savings by recycling it. That does not take into consideration the pollutants, toxins and green house gases emitted in production. These numbers are ridiculous in the amount we should be saving when most of us have been unaware or unconscious just recycling the majority of their use.

Personal responsibility in the world today means recycling. There is a vast amount of information on the web (http://www.recycleworks.org) and other ways to reduce and reuse as well as to help your community change. Another way in which is a very helpful way to make a large impact on the community and economically, is to buy recyclable product. In doing so we create a much higher demand, which can in turn lower prices and drive the supply higher. Fundamentally, many changes must happen for positive change on both ends for recycling to really take hold. But, it must start with you.

A final way to help change your recyclable consumption policies is to get involved in the local and state levels on your governments and representatives. Asking them for tax breaks for companies who buy recyclables as well as pushing for a recycling plant here in Colorado. Take action at representative https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml If there is no recycling in your area, request for your community representatives or managers to make it available. Use the community button to access a letter request.

You can refer to this page for any more fun facts on recycling. http://members.aol.com/ramonla/funfacts.html