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Recycling
Residual Waste
This is what is left over. The un-recyclable material which consists of dust, cigarette ash, the vacuum cleaner bag, toothpaste tubes, takeaway packaging, leftovers, sanitary products, garden hose, crisp packets, broken toys, etc. This is the only waste that need be in your bin.
The symbol.
The concept and origin of the three arrows of recycling can be traced back to April 1970when the first Earth Day was observed and a contest was held.Gary Dean Anderson, a graduate student at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles took first prize . The winning entry was to be used to identify products and packages made from recycled and recyclable fibers.
This symbol and variations of recycling is used to designate recyclable materials. It is composed of three chasing arrowsthat form a continuous loop. This symbol is not a trademark. It is in the public domain and can therefore be used by anybody.
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So what exactly is recycling? It is the process of making or manufacturing new products from a product that has originally served its purpose. Items that are made from recycable materials (we are going to talk about them later) have to be separated from your regular trash and put in an appropriate recycling bin. Why do it? In other countries government is taking action. It starts with schools, where teachers explain to children why they should recycle, and how to do that. They know that kids are our future, that’s why they show how to live green and help the environment. The next step of ladder is getting adults to act, that’s why offices use energy efficient light bulbs , and start switching off to using recyced paper, and also many businesses are providing clearly marked bins for employees to throw their recycable trash away. Unfortuntely in our country the concept of living green and recycling is at the embryo stage. Social awareness about this issue is poor and those who heard something about it just think it is too much of a bother. So really, why trouble ourselves with recycling?
