Its Global Recycling Day and here are a few things you must look at

Global Recycling Day is marked every year on March 18 in order to spread awareness among the masses about the pace in which we are wasting our natural resources.

Recycling is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products. Recycling can benefit your community and the environment. Every year, the Earth yields billions of tons of natural resources and at some point, in the not too distant future, it will run out. That’s why we must think again about what we throw away – seeing not waste, but opportunity. As responsible human beings of a planet as beautiful as Earth, we should reconsider a lot of choices we make while shopping and making products.

While buying day to day stuff for use, one should look for things that are made from recycled waste or can be recycled. These days, a large part of things we use in our homes and offices are available in recycleable forms.

Benefits of Recycling

• Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators
• Conserves natural resources such as timber, water and minerals
• Increases economic security by tapping a domestic source of materials
• Prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials
• Saves energy
• Supports American manufacturing and conserves valuable resources
• Helps create jobs in the recycling and manufacturing industries in the United States