What is RECYCLE?
Recycle is an used term in a general way to describe the process of use of parts or elements of an article that can be used still, in spite of belonging to something that already arrived at the end of its useful life.
What to RECYCLE?
The appearance deceives…
Not all that goes to the garbage is garbage, we should learn how to differ when discarding, the different materials stop this way to be able to them to re-use:
The main materials to recycle are:
Paper and cardboard:
· Notebooks, newspaper, magazines, envelopes, portfolios, boxes, pamphlets, invitations, paper covers and cardboard.
Glass:
· Containers of foods (it conserves, oils, sauces, etc.), pack of drinks (juices, beers, non-returnable sodas, etc.)
Aluminum:
· Cans of soda, beer, juices.
Plastic:
· Many classes of plastic are reason why in different presentations it is necessary to keep in mind certain indications to select effective and appropriately the plastic materials.
AS RECYCLING?
Practical suggestions for an effective recycling!
PAPER AND CARDBOARD
The paper types that are mentioned next are impurities that harm the process of recycling of the paper.
- Paper Coal
- plastic
- Aluminium
- Cellophane
- Fax
- Pictures
- Containers of tetra pack of milk, juices, etc.
- With adhesives (post it, transfers)
- Domestic used (napkins, hygienic, glasses, etc.)
- Pamphlets that contain any additional material that is not paper and/or cardboard.
CONDITION:
The paper and/or cardboard will be dry and tied or in bags.
ALUMINUM:
They should not made a mistake cans of recyclable aluminium with those of sheet of preserves or of foods, (tuna, sardines, peas, beans, etc.), neither to revolve with aluminium paper, wires, or any other metal object.
CONDITION:
Of preference flat, because they occupy less space and it is facilitated their handling and weight, they will go in big bags of plastic, boxes or nets.
PLASTIC:
The material of recyclable plastic should come with the following symbols:
It is important not to mix the mentioned containers with:
· Bags of fried and metalized
· Any bag of transparent plastic or of color
· Pens, disk, toys or other articles that contain objects or additional metals that are not made of plastic.
Conditions:
The plastic should put on in the recipients dedicated to it and later on to pass them to bags.
Glass
The glass containers should not be mix with the following products, because these harm the recycle process and the purity and color of the recycled glass that it was generated.
· Bulbs
· Glass of windows
· Mirrors
· Eyeglasses
· Objects and ceramic decorations
· Ashtrays
· Lead glass
· Laboratory glass
· Beacons of cars
Conditions:
Resistant containers should be used to store the glass.
Eliminate the covers of the containers because they are generally of other materials.
Why recycle?
Recycle has transformed partly into one of the activities that are helping to solve, the problems caused by the millions of tons of solid waste taken place day by day in the entire world by the human beings.
The benefits of the recycle can be summarized in the following points:
Less impact takes place or damage to the environment, throws less sweepings in sites public or in common spaces and less polluting gases take place what allows to improve the quality of these places and the air.
The sanitary fillings, specially in the great cities, will have greater time of use which will inflict a loss in the costs of the cleanliness tariffs.
Less renewable natural resources like water and trees are used.
Great amounts of nonrenewable natural resources like petroleum, coal and metals are saved.
The use of the energy is diminished that is consumed in the process for the obtaining of raw materials.
One saves time and money in the elaboration of new products.
Many people of low resources in their majority, dedicate themselves to collect remainder materials could be better.
What recycle for?
The planet Earth is ill. The human beings we have mistreated it putting under it a great contaminating it of many forms: producing gases that produce pollution in the air; solid and liquid remainders that are thrown to the water and the ground without no control.
It is not necessary to forget that the animals and the nature are disappearing and the climatic conditions are changing by the massive destruction of forests.
The taking of conscience on this problem has generated movements at world-wide level to stop the deterioration of the environment and save our planet of its destruction.
Now let´s see a video about Recycle, this video has ver importants things to know and think about it.
Vocabulary:
Therefore--por lo tanto
in spite of--a pesar de
harm—dañar
Paper Coal---papel carbon
Tied-atado
Flat—plan
Ashtrays--Ceniceros
Beacons of cars—faros del carro
Lead glass---Cristal de plomo
Covers—cubiertas
Allows---permite
Amounts—cantidades
Remainders--restos
