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Recycling
A numbers of wastes in America are growing from 247 million tons of non-hazardous waste in 1990, to 409 million tons in 2001. The increasing number of wastes in each year causes the crisis of pollution. Recycling is the process of transforming used/wasted materials into useful materials which can be used again. In other word, recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources. Using recycled materials can lower energy costs for manufacturers because recycling is a key to reduce the consumption of raw materials such as land, plants, minerals, and water, etc. so using materials more than once which means we conserve natural resources as well. Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. In each year, Americans haul 82 million tons of trash to recycling center but that’s still just 32.5 percent of trash that US people throw out. To emphasize that why we should recycle the used materials, the following will show the benefit of recycling:
* Greenhouse gas emissions are reduced; by avoiding methane emissions and reducing energy required can contribute to climate change.
* Decreases the amount of CO2 produced.
* Prevents the pollution caused by the manufacturing of products from raw materials.
* Helps maintain the environment for future generations.
* Reduce a number of wastes and saves considerable landfill space.
* Reduces the need for landfill and incineration.
* Reduces the consumption of energy and water.
* Decreases the need for disposal.
* Protects and expands US manufacturing jobs
* Increases US competitiveness.
* Prevents pollution caused by the manufacturing of products from virgin materials.
* Saves energy.
* Saves natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals.
How to Recycle Your Computer?
· First of all, don’t forget to back up your data before you erase them from your hard drive. Using the DBAN method, you will not be able to recover your erased data.
· Before sending your old computer to recycle, make sure that you clean or wipe the memory off already because your old computer may contain the sensitive data or personal information.
· Contact recycling centers or computer stores in your local, some recycling centers or some computer stores provide recycling service for customer.
· Although, your computer is not working but some parts of your old computer may useable, thus you can sell working parts of your computer on the online sites.
· If your old computer is still working, donate it to charity organization, school, library, or other people who need to take your old computer.
· Contact the manufacturer which you previously bought your computer, you could send it back to the source because most computer companies have a program to recycle computers. If they provide a recycling program, you should to ask about instructions on how to send the old computer to them.
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