Recycling
Recycling one aluminum can, saves enough energy to run a TV for about three hours; the equivalent to half a gallon of gas. In 2006, Americans recycled almost 82 million tons of materials or 32.5 percent of their trash. This means the average American generates about 4.6 pounds of waste per day, but only recycles one-third or 1.5 pounds of it. Everyone around the world should implement recycling into their daily lives to lower pollution levels, reduce the amount of diseases carried by insects and rodents, and help to delay global warming.
Pollution is one of the biggest global killers. Many people believe that recycling may not be worth it in terms of cost or energy. Or the process of recycling costs more to do than if you were to buy the product and throw it away. Although this
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The industrial production of steel, cement, and brick are other major sources that account for 49% of Nitrogen Oxide in that region. According to Los Angeles Times, (Air pollution takes years 1) “People die 5.5 years earlier in northern China than in the south, and heavy air pollution is almost entirely to blame.” Not only is the air pollution awful, but the pollution levels in water are also unbearable. Factories around the world make their products, releasing their smog into the air and the nearby lakes, ponds, and bodies of water. In return thousands of aquatic wildlife are becoming endangered species daily. Chris Woodford (Water Pollution: an Introduction 1) explains “Each year, the world generates perhaps 5–10 billion tons of industrial waste, much of which is pumped untreated into rivers, oceans, and other waterways.” Radioactive wastes and oil spills affect the wildlife living in these areas in great ways. In 1989, Exxon Valdez created one of the biggest oil spills in United States waters. Around 12 million gallons (44 million liters) of oil were released into the pristine wilderness, enough to fill your living room over 800 times. Around 1,000-28,000 sea