Recently I've been trying to do my best to take care of my environment. I've even recently started recycling - every bit helps to lower emissions in our atmosphere.
Nice! And what do you recylce?
Any kind of recyclable material, really. I have separate bins for glass, paper and cardboard, plastic, that sort of thing. You'd be surprised exactly what and what can't be recycled.
When did we start recycling? Like when did we realize it was a thing!
Man has recycled probably since the dawn of time since it is reusing materials. It hasn't really gained popularity until recent years. For instance, in the US in 2012, only 34.5% of people recycled. That's a pretty low number. It's good to say that it is higher today, though!
That is pretty low for real! What do we do with what we recycle?
Well, in a perfect world, recycling of a material would produce a fresh supply of the same material. For instance, used office paper could be converted into new office paper. There are obvious benefits such as not having to cut down more trees to make new paper.
True, makes sense. What about composting?
Compost is important too, as its a key ingredient in organic farming. We can recycle organic matter that has decomposed and recycle it as fertilizer.