What is the need for reducing wast and recycling in conneticut?

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What is the need for reducing wast and recycling in conneticut?

Answer 1

There are huge benefits from recycling for conneticut, the primary effect is on the local economy, with jobs created in conneticut. The materials collected can then be sold bringing funds back to your economy, whether this be to individuals, companies or local government / councils.

By not recycling, we end up using more raw materials, more energy to mine, manufacture and transport the product and release huge amounts of Co2. The additional cost incurred to the manufacturer is ultimately passed on to the consumer, through higher prices for packaging. The increased cost most likely leads to increase importation of goods manufactured in foreign countries.

By recycling aluminium cans, it takes only 4% of the energy to recycle them than to produce them from raw materials. Saving 64 300 kWh/t. Taking the UK average price of 7.52p/kWh, this equates to a saving of £4 835/t of aluminium in energy costs and emissions of about 29t of Co2. This is enough to power a Virgin Pendolino train for 4537km, that's over 15 one-way journeys from London Euston to Manchester Picadilly.

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Taking the UK as an example, if each person could recycle 30% of waste (up from 21.8%), from this increase alone, this would reduce waste going to landfill by 2.54 million tonnes a year. To put this into contrast, this is over 3 times the amount of rubbish dumped each year at the UKs largest landfill site. This waste material would be worth in excess of £100m.

So as you can see, recycling can be beneficial financially and environmentally, however by not recycling additional landfills will need to be constructed by government paid through increases in local taxes. So not only is this a personal commitment, this is a community commitment, spread the word and reap the benefits that recycling can gain for your local economy in conneticut.

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