WhatisRecycling? Recyclinginvolvedgatheringandcollectingthematerialsthatwouldbethrownawayandbreakingitdown andremakingthematerialsintoanewproduct.Inotherwords,recyclingalsomeanstoreduce,reuseand recyclethings. Reducingwasteisnotonlytoreducetheamountofwastethatgoestothelandfills,butitalsomeans decreasingtheamountofdangerouschemicalsthatseepintothesoulandpollutetheairduetothe improperwastedisposal.Reuseisbasicallyextendingtheusageofmostoftheitemswehaveinthehouse byreusingordonatingtheseitemstoothersinarecyclinggroup. Everysmallcontributiontotherecyclingmovementandtheinitiativetoprotectourenvironmentaddsupto howourpresentsocietyeventuallyshapesournationsandtheEarthsfuture.Whatdoesrecyclingmeans toyou? WhyRecycle10RecyclingFactsthatyoushouldknow! Onetreeproducestheoxygenforjust3humansalive. Toproduce1tonofvirginfibrepaper,17to31treesareused.

About3500tofwasteperdaywasdisposedinthelandfillinBahrainin2008. Morethan4000tofwasteperdaywillbedisposedinthelandfillinBahrainin2009. Atleast50%ofthewasteisrecyclable.Disposalcouldbereducedtounder2000tperday. YoupaymorefortheColaCanthanforthecontent.Anditcanberecycled100%. APETbottlemadeoutofrecyclingsaves75%ofenergyandresources. Recyclingpapercauses74%lessairpollutionand35%lesswaterpollution. Recycling1aluminiumcansavesenoughenergytorunyourTVfor3hours. Recycling1tonofaluminiumcansconservestheequivalentof36barrelsofoil.

GlobalWarming GlobalWarmingisadramaticallyurgentandseriousproblem.Wedon'tneedtowaitfor governmentstofindasolutionforthisproblem:eachindividualcanbringanimportanthelp adoptingamoreresponsiblelifestyle:startingfromlittle,everydaythings.It'stheonlyreasonable waytosaveourplanet,beforeitistoolate. GlobalWarmingEffects Greenhousegasesstaycanstayintheatmosphereforanamountofyearsrangingfromdecades tohundredsandthousandsofyears.Nomatterwhatwedo,globalwarmingisgoingtohavesome effectonEarth.Herearethe5deadliesteffectsofglobalwarming.

1.Spreadofdisease Asnortherncountrieswarm,diseasecarryinginsectsmigratenorth,bringingplagueanddisease withthem.Indeedsomescientistsbelievethatinsomecountriesthankstoglobalwarming,malaria hasnotbeenfullyeradicated. 2.Warmerwatersandmorehurricanes Asthetemperatureofoceansrises,sowilltheprobabilityofmorefrequentandstronger hurricanes.

3.Increasedprobabilityandintensityofdroughtsandheatwaves AlthoughsomeareasofEarthwillbecomewetterduetoglobalwarming,otherareaswillsuffer seriousdroughtsandheatwaves.Africawillreceivetheworstofit,withmoreseveredroughts alsoexpectedinEurope.WaterisalreadyadangerouslyrarecommodityinAfrica,andaccording totheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange,globalwarmingwillexacerbatetheconditions andcouldleadtoconflictsandwar. 4.Economicconsequences Mostoftheeffectsofanthropogenicglobalwarmingwontbegood.Andtheseeffectsspellone thingforthecountriesoftheworld:economicconsequences.Hurricanescausedobillionsof dollarsindamage,diseasescostmoneytotreatandcontrolandconflictsexacerbateallofthese.

5.Polaricecapsmelting Theicecapsmeltingisafourprongeddanger.

ENVIRONMENTALBENEFITS Recyclingisaneasystepyoucantaketohelptheenvironmentinthreemainways: Reducetheamountofrubbishsenttothelandfill Reusingandrecyclingitemsmeansthatlesswastehastobeburiedinthegroundinlandfillsites, pluswesavevaluableresourcesbyturningwasteintonewproducts!Buryinglessrubbishmeans wehavetobuildfewerlandfillsites,whichfreesupanotherimportantresource:land. Saveenergyandrawmaterials Recyclinguseslessenergythanmakingitemsfromscratch,forexample,recyclinganaluminium cansaves95%oftheenergyneededtomakeacompletelynewcan. Helptackleclimatechange Reducingtheenergyusedtomakeandtransportproductsmeanslesscarbondioxideisreleased intotheatmosphere.Recyclingalsocutstheamountsofmethane,anotherpowerfulgreenhouse gas,whichcanbegivenoffbybiodegradablematerialsastheyrotunderpressureinlandfillsites. LANDFILLS Landfillsaremassiveholesintheearthandoftenlocatedontheoutskirtsofcitiesandtowns wherethewasteiseventuallykeptatanditscontentsslowlydecomposeoverthecourseof severalcenturies.Inthepast,sitesweresimplycoveredwithearthandthetrashlefttoitsown devices.Modernlandfillsites,however,arebettermanagedtheyrelinedandcappedtostoptoxic chemicalsfromthetrashleakingintothesurroundingearthandpollutingnearbywatersources. Builtinsystemscaptureescapinggasesandliquids,withsomeexperimentsnowtakingplaceto recaptureenergyreleasedbythedecompositionprocess.Suitablesitesforlandfillsarebecoming scarce,though,andconcernstillexistsaboutthepotentialforleakage,especiallygroundwater contamination.

Reduce,Reuse,Recycle
There are three key factors when thinking about how to recycle The 3 Rs:

RecyclingDifferentMaterials
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. PlasticBottles Batteries GlassBottles MobilePhones Cardboard Cerealbox

RecyclingEtiquette
Recyclingcansometimesbeconfusinganditcanbedifficulttoknowwhetheryouare followingalltherightrules.Improveyourrecyclingeffortsbylearningsomerecycling etiquetterulesandcheckoutwhichtypeofcollectionisbestandwhydifferentareas recycleandcollectindifferentways.

WhatsinyourRubbishBin?
AlargepercentageofUKhouseholdsstilldonotrecycleenoughandthroweverythingthatthey considerrubbishintotheirordinarybin. Muchofthiswastecanberecycledandshouldbedisposedofseparatelytogeneralhousehold waste.Lookinsidethisrubbishbintoseehowmuchofthecontentsshouldactuallyhavebeen recycled.Checkourlistontherighttoseehowtorecycledifferentmaterials.