A Million Green Ideas

Question by Ss S: You don’t have to be Al Gore to know that the planet is in pretty bad shape. Wasteful lifestyles have contribu?


You don’t have to be Al Gore to know that the planet is in pretty bad shape. Wasteful lifestyles have contributed to mountains of trash and pollution. Fortunately, there is a simple way to help–composting.

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Answer by frank m
Right. The amount of “compost” he’s spreading around will end up killing us all.

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I planned on starting to recycle every day items (cans, paper, bottles, etc) around my house instead of being wasteful and throwing them away. This was just so I could feel like I was helping the environment out a little bit. However, I wanted to know just how useful one person’s monthly recyclables are to helping the environment. Like 2 full garbage bags worth per month.

Best reply by JWrightus:

The obvious answer is…it depends. It depends how much of what item you’re recycling.

Recycling plastic is arguably the most important recycling you can do in terms of environmental impact because plastics are not biodegradable. They never decompose. Furthermore, plastics are petroleum-based–they come from the same raw materials we use for fuel.

Recycling plastic has at least three benefits: It keeps non-biodegradable materials out of landfills and waterways, it provides already-existing materials for packaging, and it reduces the amount of raw materials extracted from the ground.

Having said that, EVERYTHING you recycle has a large positive impact on the environment. Even just a month’s worth!

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How much does monthly recycling contribute to the environment?

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