Recycling

             Each year, about 500 billion plastic bags are manufactured and distributed less than 3% of those bags are reused. They are mainly made of POLYETHYLENE and can take up to 1,000 years to biodegradable in landfills that emit harmful GREENHOUSE gasses. Pausing plastic-bag pollution is as simple as using a canvas bag or one made of biodegradable plant-based materials instead of plastic ones. On your next trip to the grocery store, ignore the plastic and bring your own bag (BYOB)!

               There’s plenty of facts out there on why recycling is important. The world population is growing, not shrinking, and currently each human being adds significant waste to the planet over his or her lifetime. In New York alone, people produce enough trash in one day to fill the entire Empire State building. The frustrating thing is, in most developed countries it’s not all too difficult to make a difference. And what a difference we can make. If everyone repurposed their copy of a single edition of The New York Times, we could save 75,000 trees.