The use of plastic and other hazardous materials often poses a threat to the environment. The pollution produced by landfills and other harmful materials can be devastating for land as well as the water ecosystem. While scrolling through our social media pages, we often come across videos of marine life being severely affected by the use of plastic materials. Hence it is imperative that we take care of our surroundings by minimizing the use of plastic and other hazardous materials that can be threatening to our sustainability. 

 

Everything that we find around us is mainly made of plastic. From furniture, and clothing to electronics and food packaging, the use of plastic is becoming more and more in recent days. The use of glass, paper, and cotton has been replaced and these lead to extreme environmental pollution. This is high time take we as human beings take this issue as a serious matter of concern and focus on the well-being of the environment. And the best way to do this is by recycling.

• What is recycling?

 

Recycling of waste materials refers to the recovery operation in which waste materials are reprocessed into certain products to be used for their original or other recovery purposes.

 

Now recycling is all about reusing the same material in a different form but does not include energy recovery from the same but using it as an element for fuel or other backfilling operations. 

Recycling is of two sub-categories namely – material recycling and organic recycling. 

 

Now let us check out the various ways through which we can recycle waste that leads to a better environment.

• Ways to recycle waste materials

 

If you are an environmental enthusiast and are all geared up for the protection of the environment, these few steps can help you to understand the best ways to carry out the recycling program.

• Recycling Wood and Paper

 

Recycling wood and paper can help you save trees and forests. Plant a tree save a life. You can definitely replace a barren rainforest or ancient woodlands once they have been lost. 

•  Plastic Materials

 

The most important factor in saving the environment is by recycling plastic materials. Plastic recycling refers to the process of gathering waste and discarded plastic materials and converting them into new and useful plastic products. Some of the best ways to recycle plastic are by

 

• Reusing the storage coffee cups as snack storage
• Making a bottle planter with plastic bottles
• Creating a vertical garden by using soda bottles 
• Making a bucket from empty detergent containers

 

HDPE, LDPE, PET, PS, PP, and PVC are the type of plastic for recycling. 

• Metals

 

Metal is beneficial. You can find a variety of metals in a nearby scrapyard. Collect the metals and sort them. Separate the metals to sort them.

After the sorting is done, the metals collected are squeezed and shredded using machines. Steel takes the shape of steel blocks while aluminum is into sheets. Melting, purification through electrolysis, and solidification, the final product is transported to different factories.

• Glass

 

Glass also plays an important part in the recycling process. Crushing, categorizing, cleaning, and mixing with materials like sand and soda ash to form new bottles of different colors.

• Why Recycling is Important

 

Recycling discarded materials are important because it plays a vital role in the sustainability of the environment.

 

• When we recycle materials and convert them to new products, the need for the consumption of natural resources reduces comparatively. This helps to protect the natural habitat.
• Less usage of energy and lower transportation cost.
• Recycling not only saves energy but also reduces the emission of greenhouse gas.
• Reduced amount of rubbish in landfill sites. 
• Use food waste and green waste as valuable composts to grow more food and other valuable products.

• How ECOS can help you

 

Environmental & Disaster Restoration or ECOS is not only concerned with being green but looks forward to promoting sustainability. Our only goal is to make this world a better place We have been catering to the need of a number of homes in and around Colorado. We believe in recycling waste materials and the reuse of hard-to-recycle materials.

 

We gathered waste materials through our restoration work and turn them into new materials to complete the entire cycle of the recycling. 

 

Check out our website https://ecosenvironmental.com/consumer-services/recycling/  for more information. 

 

Or you can also call us at 888-507*3262 any time of the week for help.

 

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