Can you help me? I'm writing a letter to my congress men about recycling!?

Question

Does anyone have any ideas about any part(s) of the paper I am going to write and who do you think it would be most effective to write it to?

I'm very distressed that not as many people recycle as they should! I think it should be a law to recycle everywhere!

Anyway do you have any good ideas for my paper? I will be writing one to my mall managers and places like that. do you have any suggestions of who or how to write it?

All the help I can get would be great! Thank you so much and your help is fully appreciated!

Answer 1

Writing to your U.S. Congressmen is always good.  You can ask them to subsidize things like renewable energy and subsidies for recycling programs on the national level.

However, sometimes the best way to get things done is on the local level.  A lot of municipalities, if urged by the public, will find ways to include recycling programs in with the general trash pickup.  If you want to get some people behind you to influence city council members to adopt such a program, you could ask for the help of your local civic league or speak with the head of waste management in your city.  Local or state environmental groups such as the Sierra Club would very likely want to help, if they can.   It's also a must to talk to the city council member who represents your part of town.  Write a letter, then call shortly after and introduce yourself.  They will appreciate having the constituents who vote for them giving them input.  They may also be able to give you valuable information about current or past attempts to begin a recycling program, what problems they may have run into, and what may be done to overcome those problems in the future.  Either way, it's important that your city council member knows your views and desires; otherwise, what else would compel them to act upon your views?

I hope that this was helpful.  Other people will probably give you information on all sorts of reasons why recycling is good, such as creating jobs and supporting an American industry that relies on American resources (our trash), but I hope this gives you a head start on taking action and gathering numbers, which will end up being your greatest tool.

Answer 2

I am with you on this! I have a big family )therefore there is a lot that I could recycle), problem is I do not have the time, money, or vehicle, to take items to a recycling center. I live out of the city limits & they will not bring recycling beens to our house (in case you don't know how that works, they bring a bin to you & you put all recycling items in the bin, then come trash day they will pic the stuff up that needs recyled). I think that everyone should be entitled to have these bins. I think more people would then recycle, I know that I would.

Answer 3

I suggest joining the Care2 network.  They can point you in the right direction for everything "green", as well as a million other great causes.  You choose which causes you want info on, and they keep you updated, supply you with great information, petitions to sign, newsletters, etc.  You can build a profile & network with like-minded people.  I love it.

www.care2.org

Answer 4

Good on you for trying to improve your community, but understand that if you make it illegal to not recycle, people will simply dump their rubbish in parks, along the side of the road etc (some do already). It's always better trying to educate people to behave responsibly than trying to force them.