Recycling is the third R of the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Recycling means taking a product or material at the end of its useful life and turning it into a usable raw material to make another product. Dutchak Recycle & Scrap Metal is proud to say, we recycled over 14 million pounds of scrap metal last year.
Here are five reasons why we should recycle:
- 1. Saves Natural Resources
- By making products from recycled materials instead of virgin materials, we conserve land and reduce the need to drill for oil and dig for materials.
- 2. Saves Energy
- It usually takes less energy to make recycled products: recycled aluminum, for example takes 95% less energy than new aluminum from bauxite ore.
- 3. Saves Clean Air and Water
- in most cases, making products from recycled materials creates less air pollution and water pollution than making products from virgin materials.
- 4. Saves Landfill Space
- When the materials that you recycle go into new products, they don’t go into landfill or incinerators, so landfill space is conserved.
- 5. Saves Money and Creates Jobs
- The recycling process creates far more jobs than landfills or incinerators, and recycling can frequently be the lease expensive waste management method for cities and towns.
If everyone worked together, saving our natural resources, the world would be a much better place to live in. Please take a look at these useful sites to help you help the environment and learn how just a few changes can make the world of difference!
Recycling in Thunder Bay
Eco Superior and the City of Thunder Bay have made it easy to recycle in Thunder Bay. Go to Mr. Green’s Guide and learn more!