Waste accumulation and management is one of the alarming problems rising in the society today. Though the environmentalists are laying stress on a lot of things which deal with this subject, but not everyone end up following them. The pressing problems which underlie this situation can degrade the total ecosystem, and give way to a wide array of other dangerous consequences, including health related issues. Soil contamination and air pollution are few of the direct results of improper waste management, and releasing deadly gases, chemicals can pose serious threat to the world we are living in. Especially, they are very harmful for children, pregnant women, patients, and elders. Not to forget, burning the waste emits methane gas which depletes the ozone layer and contribute into the devastating effects of climate change and global warming. Thus, experts are of the view that proper and sustainable waste management recycling is very necessary to undertake.
Recycling of waste is very important today, though few of you might not be clear about the benefits it offers. Here are some.
Skip the landfills
Landfill space is very scarce in the urban areas like big cities an metros, and hence recycling the waste help to adjust everything in a single landfill area. By recycling some of the waste, you send less to the landfills, and hence they won’t fill up first. This will help the officials to work with one or two landfills only.
Prevents depletion of resources
If you can recycle the wastes properly, you will save the earth from getting depleted of its resources. Use and reuse the waste materials which can be recycled and brought into some uses and functions. For instance, the papers in the waste dumped can be recycled to make notebooks, so that no more trees are cut, and you can save environmental degradation at a large.
Uses less energy
Recycling the waste materials to bring in new ones uses less energy than manufacturing same things from fresh new resources. Recycling is a very energy efficient procedure to being in new products to be used in our daily lives, instead of wasting more and degrading the ecosystem.
Lessens air pollution
Burning the waste often cause the emission of toxic methane and other gases which deplete the ozone layer causing air pollution and global warming which is alarming today. Thus, creating some new by reusing the waste materials is definitely a better option to go for.
Damages soil and water supply
Letting the waste accumulate and rot at the landfills end up damaging the water supply by disturbing the complete eco system. Also, the soli gets depleted, and toxic material sweeps through the layers of lands, and causes dangerous soil degradation hazards.
Creates jobs
Domestic employment increases through the recycling companies who take part in offering proper waste management solutions. The recycling industry is a pro in generating employments, and there are the people directly involved in the recycling process, and also some after the recycling process.
Thus, recycling of accumulated waste and giving way to organic waste is great to environment.
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