Recycling
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Everywhere one goes are constantly hearing about the environmental issues occurring around the world and one of those problem which we are facing is the lack of recycling. Garbage is one of the most talked about problems in regard to the environment; other problems include major debates of Global warming for an example. Since the late 1960’s or early 1970’s there was a growing concern for the economy and its environment. As land fills close because of state or federal regulations and/or because they are too full as it is, one must consider and think about pre-cycling, preventing the grand quantities of waste made, and recycling, to adapt materials for new use following treatment. Recycling is a heated debate on whether or not we, as a nation, should begin to commit to recycling and whether or not this decision will hurt the economy or help it in the long run. The bottom line is that recycling, no matter how costly or cumbersome the chore is, will impact the economy in a more positive and beneficial decision.
With Americans becoming more and more concerned about the future and what the future may hold for the world, there is no wonder as to why recycling comes up in a conversation more often than not. Although taken into consideration, recycling has been proven to be very costly, which causes countries, let alone communities, to rethink their “going green” attitude. Because the costs are so great, communities would have a harder time “recovering” from the loss in money quickly; they would not be able to keep up with a constant speed of picking up, transmitting, and processing of the waste. Although this costly prediction may be true, the costs of recycling can be less money. Like New Jersey, for an example, spends over $158 to pick up a ton of trash and yet still gets fined $100 in landfill fees, where as recycling the state only pays $130 to $140 a ton. With an ounce of profit such as that, there would not be a struggle to keep up with recycling. Depending upon the quantity and quality of the incoming waste selling recyclables can bring in a lot of revenue. In later years, as the demand for recycled products increase,