Woooooowwww.... really???

So, I come back to my dorm after classes today and grab a bottle of water out of the refrigerator. After I was done with the water I proceeded to throw the bottle into the recycling bin my roommate and I have in the room( the recycling bin is just a paper shopping bag with a trash back in it, but whatever works right?). When I threw away the bottle I stood there for a minute and looked inside the bag to see what else we have in there. I thought to myself, "I wonder how much this actually helps the environment?, I'm sure it helps but how much of a difference is this really making? Well, I'm doing my part." I sat back down at my computer and began to look at how much recycling really changes the environment. All this time I have been recycling because that was what I was raised to do growing up, I never really asked why does this help nor did I care. After browsing some sites I stumbled on two really good ones that gave some meaning to my recycling habits besides them just being that, habits. As I read through the facts on these two websites, I was amazed on how much of a difference recycling really makes. The facts that I read just made me say "Wooooowwwww.... really?". For example, this fact was one of my favorites, The Hershey Company in the U.S produces about 20,000,000 kisses each day! The aluminum foil used to wrap all those little chocolates is equivalent to 133 square miles! But honestly, who recycles the foil after eating a Hershey kiss? I know I don't. Check out these two cites for more wooooowww really? facts.

http://www.enviroment-green.com/More_Recycling_Facts_and_Statistics.html
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http://www.cityofinglewood.org/pdfs/pw/Recycling_Facts.pdf


Riese N.