Cedar Park Recycling Cuts Down On Waste

By Linda Ruiz


A person does not have to be obsessed with the environment in order to be interested in recyclables. For those living in Cedar Park recycling has become a habit formed in order to make their community a better place. You do not have to be a "tree hugger" to change your little corner of the world for the better.

The reasoning's behind the decision to recycle are many. One reason may be the concern of overflowing landfills. Many coastal cities choose to dump their waste into the ocean. This act can be quite dangerous and harmful to animals living in the sea. Over half of the trash in the landfills is recyclable. Less land could be used as landfills if people would only recycle their trash.

Property values can be increased within a community as well as wastes being eliminated. No one has the desire to live by a landfill that smells of waste. When a community takes the time and effort t recycle, they eliminate the need for large landfills, which in turn, creates a beautiful, lush community. This type of place is ideal in raising a family and makes it a desirable community in which to live.

Recycling, as hard as it is to believe, can cause a city to create more cash flow. People of the community can sell their metals and plastics to companies who will, in turn, resell them to the manufactures who use them to create new products. This saves both time and money as well as natural resources because a brand new product does not have to be made.

Once you see the positives that come from recycling, you may ask yourself why everyone is not participating. Most people say that they do not do it because it is too much trouble for them. If someone lives in the country, they likely will be required to load their recyclables into their car and take to a nearby facility. This requires extra time and effort that most people are not interested in.

Sometimes it is hard to convince people that there is really a problem associated with the lack of recycling. Misinformation from media sources may be to blame for this as people continue to hear about environmental problems that they have been told will be lessened, or perhaps, go away if only they would recycle. When they hear that these issues still exist, many think, why should I bother?

The beginner might find recycling to be a confusing task at first. Knowing what should be recycled and what can be thrown out can be daunting. Having a bin for paper, glass, plastic and aluminum can be helpful. Having them easily accessible, like by you trash can, will make it easier to do.

You need to remember that to recycle is not always about how you throw something away. If you are able to find a new purpose for an item, you are in essence being able to recycle creatively. For instance, decorating a tin can with contact paper can create a lovely pen holder for your desk. You are then using the trash and keeping it out of the landfill.




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