Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. You’ve heard the mantra of the environmental movement a million times, but are you doing it? Do you know how? The simplest way to start is with the third R: Recycle. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 75 percent of what we throw away could be recycled. And yet, as a nation, we recycle less than a quarter of the waste we produce.
Home recycling not only conserves natural resources (by substituting scrap for virgin materials), but it also significantly reduces pollution and decreases our demand for energy.
If you want to start a home recycling program, but don’t know where to start, this Step-By-Step Guide to Home Recycling is your answer. It has everything you need to know about participating in your town’s curbside recycling program – or starting your own.