Should Recycling Be Mandatory?
I was wondering whether recycling should be made mandatory. Although, many fellow Americans recycle their waste, there are many people who do not. There are so many benefits of recycling including the fact that recycling saves money. When new products are made from recycled products it takes less energy to product than if it was made from virgin material. Recycling also saves natural resources, for example recycling a newspaper, eliminates the need to cut down another tree to further produce that paper product. Plus there is the economic benefit associated with recycling, the whole process creates employment opportunities and contributes to economic development.
In many European Countries and the United Kingdom recycling is a way of life, different containers for a variety of waste products that can be recycled. They take it pretty seriously, and in some of these countries not recycling can result in a nasty fine. The waste collection agencies conduct regular checks of the non-recyclable garbage can, and the discovery of recyclable items will result in a fine.
This raises the question whether the enforced recycling in Europe/UK goes too far and whether recycling should be the personal choice like that that currently exists here in the US?
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It’s funny that you mention the United Kingdom, we are nowhere near the recycling guru’s you claim us to be.
you are so right everyone has a choice to recycle but it should be mandatory becaus eit helps our planet in so many different ways…the real question is why dont you recycle start now and help our earth in this horrible economy !!!!!
you are so right recycling should be made mandatory because it helps our earth or our home in so many different ways…the real question i think is why shouldnt you recycle ??
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Man.. recycling is just one of those things everyone should do and it should be a law that everyone should recyle.
recycling should be mandatory and if people don't cooperate and litter our world then they should be charge like giving a ticket will be good.
recycling should be mandatory and if people don't cooperate and litter our world then they should be charge like giving a ticket will be good.
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