Everyone knows about recycling these days
but many still don’t know how they can improve their recycling practices. This will not
only improve their lifestyle but also contribute a few positives towards the environment.
But before going into details, let us just
go back and tell you how actually recycling got started. Well, it got started
almost 40 years ago when a US paper company wanted a symbol for its customers
to tell them about the products’ recycled content.
A design competition was held and in the
end, a young graphic designer named Gary Anderson won the competition. His
design is now universally recognised as the symbol for recycling.
When it comes to recycling, blue plastic
bins and bottle drives pops up in the mind. Part of the problem, though, is
that major bottling companies of beer and soft drinks use recycling to get rid
of the responsibility of dealing with their own manufactured packaging. But
actually, if you see it, recycling is much more than this. It is a design
principle, a law of nature, source of creativity and a source of affluence.
This blog is mainly for those people who
are not just depending on corporate sponsored recycling. This is for people who
are hoping to make recycling an integral part of their lives. We will guide you
with some basic principles as well as some finer and advanced concepts that
have become common in recent years.
Eco Green IT Recycling Gives Top 7 Recycling Tips
Read these tips to learn more about how
recycling can contribute towards a greener environment and how you can improve
your recycling practices further.
Reduce,
Reuse & Recycle
First things first, adopt this principle of
‘reduce, reuse
& recycling’ (R & R & R). Many of us have only heard the last word of
this phrase. But these 3 words are ranked in order of importance.
Therefore,
there are many things to be considered before recycling.
Important thing is that we start by
reducing the amount that we consume and also shift our focus on well-designed
products and services. If something is broken, don’t just replace it.
Try to fix it.
In other case, return it to the
manufacturer if you can. Your last preference should be to dispose products in
the blue recycling bin.
If you are able to keep balance of these
three important principles, you will be reducing the waste. Hence, soon you
will see your landfill-destined waste decrease very quickly.
An example could be using of empty water
bottles. If you use a reusable water container, you can significantly reduce or
even completely diminish your need for disposable plastic bottles.
Knowledge about recycling
You should know exactly what you can and
cannot recycle. Therefore, you should ensure that you don’t send
anything for recycling that can’t even be processed.
Every city and territory have their own
recycling rules so make sure you read them and follow the guidelines to the
best of your ability.
But it’s not that simple as
it seems.
There’s a thing called
real recycling and green-washed recycling. If you know the difference, it can
help you avoid encouraging companies from fake recycling.
Let’s see an example.
There is a coffee company starts a capsule recycling program for its disposable
coffee pods. The reality is that this recycling program actually sends the
capsules to third world countries where they are down cycled to the lowest
possible level. This isn’t recycling at its best and thus, you should have some knowledge
about recycling.
Buying recycled products
Whole point of recycling is the movement of
materials in a cycle eliminating waste and the need to extract more raw
materials. Supporting recycling means that this loop should be fed properly by
not only recycling but also supporting recycled products.
It is very easy to find such stuff as well.
You can easily buy high recycled content from a printer paper to office chairs.
Also, you should know the difference between recycled and recyclable. If you
are using recycled materials but majority of that material is not recyclable,
then the loop is not being fed properly.
Recycling of water
A very interesting thing could be that if
you’re a homeowner, then you could consider rearranging your plumbing in
such a way that waste water from shower or rain water is used to flush your
toilet. If you have a garden, consider watering it with bathwater or
dish washing water leftover.
Recycling
your greenery
Waste can be divided into 2 categories:
technical and biological nutrients. Biological nutrients can safely decompose
and return to the soil. Your garden cuttings or kitchen waste can easily go to
a composter. If you don’t have a garden, make sure that you have some neighbour or someone
in your community that can make use of the soil.
Composting food waste will mean that your
wastebasket doesn’t fill up that frequently and also won’t smell. Composts
can also consume tough stuff like newspapers and napkins.
Recycle
your electronic items
Electronics recycling is much more common
these days than it used to be, especially in urban areas. There are lot of
organisations like Eco Green IT Recycling who are taking computers and
their parts and turning them into working computers for others.
If you have an electronic appliance or
computer equipment that doesn’t work for you, you can replace them easily by giving your old
equipment to these recycling companies.
Anticipation
of recycling
Keep an eye and watch out for recyclable
goods. This can be a good thing to do in addition with buying recycled goods.
Whenever you buy a product that is packaged, always think about how you can
reuse or recycle it.
These days’ electronic items
wear out over time. So, if have such an electronic item, preference should be
given to the model that can be easily upgraded.
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So, we have given you 7 tips to improve
your recycling practices. Besides that, if you are looking to recycle your old
computers or IT equipment, you can choose Eco Green IT Recycling Birmingham.
Not only we do computer recycling, secure
computer disposals in Birmingham are also done.
Environmental friendly procedures
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In addition, secure data destruction and
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Our services are
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