4 Awesome Reasons to Start Recycling Today

Recycling makes a huge difference to our planet and has endless benefits. Recycling uses less energy, costs less money and helps to preserve our planet’s natural resources – something that we should all be passionate about. Below we look at how recycling is helping to tackle our global waste problem and create a greener environment.

Save energy

Recycling saves lots of energy as reusing materials means that manufacturers do not have to use raw natural resources to produce new items. Using recycled materials uses much less energy as it reduces the need for further extraction (including drilling and mining) of raw materials such as oil, wood and ore – all of which require a lot of energy to process into usable materials.

Protect and conserve wildlife

When processing virgin materials we are essentially exploiting and destroying our planet’s natural resources such as lakes, rivers and forests, all of which are natural habitats for animals and wildlife. When we discard of plastic without recycling we are creating a significant problem for marine wildlife. Statistics published by Unesco show that plastic debris causes the deaths of over a million seabirds a year as well as over 100,000 marine animals. Recycling materials contributes to cleaner beaches, the conservation of natural habitats and plastic-free seas.

Reduce the need for landfills

The materials that we recycle are reprocessed into new items and products meaning that much less waste is sent to landfills. Landfill space is already becoming a big problem – particularly in cities, where we are literally running out of room to store our waste. Recycling helps to reduce the universal need for landfills and consequently means that we are not filling up our planet with rubbish.

Help tackle climate change

Following on from above, landfills release pollutants and greenhouse gasses, such as leachate and methane gas, that are unhealthy for the environment. Leachate is a contaminated fluid that is released from our rubbish. Methane gas is a potent product of the bacteria in our waste and can be very dangerous when it gathers underground as it is highly flammable. Recycling, and therefore reducing the need for landfills, reduces emissions of these powerful pollutants into our atmosphere and effectively helps towards tackling our climate change problem.

Go Greener: South Worcester and Malvern’s only licensed waste centre

Here at Go Greener we understand the importance of recycling and that is why we are passionate about environmentally friendly waste disposal. Last year we recycled 90-95% of the waste that we received, reducing the need for landfills and contributing to tackling a global problem. If you need skip hire or waste disposal and want to ensure that your waste is disposed of responsibly, get in touch with Go Greener today.