Benefits of Recyling
Recycling is an important way for individuals and businesses to reduce the waste they generate, which in turn, reduces the negative impact of that waste. Every time you recycle, it also supports the many companies and employees doing this important work.
Recycling conserves our natural resources, saves landfill space, conserves energy, and reduces water pollution, air pollution and the green house gas emissions that cause global warming.
Together, Reducing, Reusing, Recycling and buying Recycled products make up a comprehensive waste and resource reduction strategy that benefits our natural world and our economy
Recycling conserves our natural resources, saves landfill space, conserves energy, and reduces water pollution, air pollution and the green house gas emissions that cause global warming.
Together, Reducing, Reusing, Recycling and buying Recycled products make up a comprehensive waste and resource reduction strategy that benefits our natural world and our economy
Saving Natural Resources and Our Land
Making products with recycled material slows the depletion of non-renewable resources such as metal, oil and natural gas, and reduces the encroachment of new mining and drilling operations.
Conserving renewable resources through recycling also helps preserve undisturbed land and natural diversity by reducing the amount of land needed for agriculture and timber production.
Conserving renewable resources through recycling also helps preserve undisturbed land and natural diversity by reducing the amount of land needed for agriculture and timber production.
Saving Energy
It generally takes less energy to make products with recycled materials than virgin materials, often significantly less. For example, it takes 20 times more energy to make aluminum from bauxite ore than using recycled aluminum. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to power a computer for 3 hours.
Benefits of reduced energy consumption include reduced costs and reduced dependence on foreign suppliers.
Benefits of reduced energy consumption include reduced costs and reduced dependence on foreign suppliers.
Reducing Pollution
Because most energy is generated by burning fossil fuels, using less energy means generating less water and air pollution--especially the greenhouse gases that cause global warming.
Recycling also reduces other forms of pollution as well: Runoff from mining operations and farms, soil erosion and the toxic chemicals released when raw materials are processed.
Recycling also reduces other forms of pollution as well: Runoff from mining operations and farms, soil erosion and the toxic chemicals released when raw materials are processed.
Conserving Landfill Space
Everything that goes into a landfill stays there, taking up space. As waste breaks down—which can take hundreds of years—it releases the greenhouse gas methane and can emit many toxic pollutants into our water table.
Keeping recyclable items out of our landfills keeps air and water cleaner, reduces the need for F.S.J to build new or expanded landfills, and conserves resources by putting existing materials back to good use.
Keeping recyclable items out of our landfills keeps air and water cleaner, reduces the need for F.S.J to build new or expanded landfills, and conserves resources by putting existing materials back to good use.
Creating Industry and Jobs
Recycling isn’t just good for the environment, it’s good for business. Since the Greening Up Fort Society implemented the fibre recycling bins in 2010 there has been two businesses started in F.S.J. These businesses have employed people in the community as well as provide volunteer opportunities for others. Not only has the implementation of recycling in this community created jobs, it has also expanded business for other businesses in town and out. Baled fibre needs to be shipped out using local companies and/or bins need to be rented from a Prince George company. The more recycling is expanded in this town, the more jobs are created!
