10 Recycling Facts

Waste materials, either domestic or industrial, are a major cause of environment pollution as well as excess energy consumption. In this regard, recycling of waste materials has come in front as an efficient solution of all these losses. Now, we are able to conserve natural energy resources, reducing the level of greenhouse gases, prevent pollution and save energy thanks to recycling process. Now, we are going to discuss about recycling process, in the form of 10 facts.

1. Metal Recycling

The foremost sources of metal waste are aluminum products. However, if we recycle only one aluminum can, we can save energy equivalent to that amount, which is enough for watching television up to 3 hours or about half gallon of gasoline.

2. Glass Recycling

It takes million of years to decompose a glass bottle completely. On recycling of just one glass bottle, we can save as much energy, which is enough to enlighten a 100 watt bulb up to 4 hours continuously.  

3. Paper Recycling

On recycling one ton waste paper material, we can save energy up to 4100 KW/hr electricity, 7000 gallons of water or 17 full green trees and reduce air pollution up to 70 %.

4. Motor Oil Recycling

One quart waste motor oil can contaminate up to 2,000,000 gallons of water. As it never wears out, so by recycling it, we can save this huge quantity of water.

5. Plastic Recycling

It is estimated that waste plastic is becoming the cause of death for almost 1,000,000 sea creatures every year. On recycling plastic bags, we can save these creatures.

6. Solid Waste Recycling

Solid waste means all those things, either organic or inorganic, which are in our common use and fall in the category of household trash. We can save much energy as well as reduce the cost of all these things, by recycling process.

7. Recycling Tires

No doubt, scrap tires are the best source of fuel, but we can also recycle them to reduce pollution and save energy in a considerable amount.

8. Water Recycling

Is there any person, who does not know about the extensive use of water in our daily life? On recycling waste water, we can use it in agriculture, industry and washroom.

9. Recycling Ink Cartridge

It is not easy to decompose an ink cartridge completely, it takes almost 1,000 years. However, recycled ink cartridge gives as best results as an original one.

10. Recycling Cell Phones

Cell phones are such products, which give the best results on recycling. The reason behind is that, we can recycle every part of cell phone and save energy in a huge quantity.