Recycle... it's not hard.

1. Most people agree that recycling is a good thing. Why should we recycle glass? Plastics? Papers? Metals?

· We should recycle glass because it saves the fuel oil needed to make glass from virgin materials. About 30% of glass containers on shelves can be recycled. Why waste it?
· We should recycle plastics because it would be a waste not to. Recycled plastics have so many uses such as bottles, shower stalls, flowerpots, etc.
· Paper to me is the number one item that should be recycled. Making new paper out of old paper uses less energy, saves trees, and reduces the air pollution related to paper making.
· Recycling aluminum uses 95% less energy than making less aluminum from bauxite ore. The metal can be melted and reformed into new products such as cans, appliances, and building materials.

2. What is better: recycling or reusing things? Why? Give an example.

I think both are the same in a way. When you reuse things like a coffee mug, it doesn’t take any energy and of course, you get more than one use. When you recycle, it is in a way reusing something except it takes energy to change it into something else that you can use.

3. How can Fayetteville residents recycle?

Fayetteville residents can recycle by using blue recycling bins to collect recyclables that are collected by a curbside service provided by Fayetteville.

4. Where is the closest recycling drop-off center to your home (or our school)?

The closest recycling drop-off center to my house is Massey Hill Recreation Center on 1612 Camden Rd. Fayetteville, North Carolina.

5. What can you realistically do to promote recycling?

YOU could start recycling then convince your friends and family to start recycling. When you see someone just throwing something recyclable away ask them for it so you can recycle it.