Recylcling?

Question

To start this off, I just want to say im not by any means a tree hugger, but we do need to help the environment! OK, I live in a small Texas Town where NOBODY recycles, and I was think, it should be a law that all schools HAVE TO have recycling bins. Just think how much paper and plastic would be recycled if every school in the U.S. recycled, I am in Junior High and I know we get tons of paper-work every day. If all of that paper was recycled we could save BILLIONS of trees, also since plastic doesn't deteriorate in landfills, it would give us more room for landfills. You may not realize it but we use lots of plastic, for milk, water, ect. Also all the supplies the school get comes in...you guessed it cardboard boxes, if we recycled those it would do wonders for the environment!! What do you think should it be a law for all schools to recycle?

Answer 1

to recycle something everyone must recycle in order like plastic bottle in a wastebasket, food, and other separately

Answer 2

First let me say that I think it's great that you're thinking of these kinds of issues at your age.  Bravo!  I think you're on to something.  Washing D.C. (our beloved government) is working on being the first capital in the world to become carbon neutral.  I think that all government, state and local governments should recycle.  Schools, hospitals, police and fire stations should also be as green as possible.  Recycling, the use of the new light bulbs and water conservation should be the law for all public buildings.  What’s your next step?   Well, I think you should contact your school board, your mayor, state legislature, and all the way to your U.S. Senator and Representatives.  DON’T GIVE UP!  DON’T GET DISCOURAGED!  DON’T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.  I’m proud of you and your idea!!!  (all this sounds like a great social studies or science project… what do your parents and teacher think?)

Answer 3

i think it would be a good idea in Canada where i live we have recycling bins in all schools its not a law but we have this competition between different schools in Ontario were we have to do at least 100 environment friendly activities and the WHOLE school must participate.

Answer 4

It is entirely possible that YOU could start a recycling drive in your school.  In my junior high, one class of about 10 people starting a recycling project.  We put cardboard boxes with a recycling sign on them ( which we recycled from the copier room) in each class to collect white paper- copier paper or lined notebook paper.  Once each week we collected all the paper.  When we had a big load, I would drive it to a paper recycler where we got paid for the paper.  we'd make between 30 and 40 dollars each time.  It would be very easy to collect and recycle aluminum cans the same way, and also get paid for them. Plastic bottles are more of a problem.  You would want to try and get people to STOP at least buying water out of bottles and use the water fountains.  Emphasize that it is cheaper, better for the environment, and a huge consumer rip off.   You would probably have to get a teacher to help you start this program, but I bet you could find one!  We used the money we raised to buy rain forest in South America, and we used a thermometer to show how many pounds of paper we had recycled and kept out of the landfill!  And of course, in answer to your question, definitely recycling bins should be in all schools.

Answer 5

Wow... I can't believe that it would be possible for a place not to recycle... and above all... TEXAS?? I though Texas was the greenest state of all.  They're the ones that don't have oil refineries right?