Its OK to Recycle and Stop Waste

Here is a great recycling resource website: Earth911
It is searchable for local recycling services by zip code.

Its very good to get in the habit of picking up recyclable containers lying around your neighborhood and place them in the correct bin for recycling.

I was reading recently that aluminum (including clean foil) and glass can be very easily recycled for reuse. Plastic, I read, on the other hand is less recyclable and must be used for other purposes after recycling. When flying home I happened to notice all the quarries they have going in Southern Ontario, Canada. Do we really want that much mining going down on our planet?

Paper is another good one for reprocess and reuse but only if its clean. If paper has non-toxic damage - such as a cheesy pizza box - then composte it. Another landfill operation prevented.
And recycling clean paper will reduce clear-cutting forests for pulp. Stopping junk mail is another productive step in that direction. When recycling junk mail it is best to tear out plastic envelope windows leaving only the paper to recycle. These plastic windows apparently degrade the paper for the recyclers. But it is best to stop the mail in the first place...
Click here for good tips for reducing junk mail

Keep the earth green. Reduce consumption.

Rob