Today is America Recycles Day. This observance is designed to promote, via education and motivation, recycling in the United States.
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Keep America Beautiful offers these tips and activities related to this observance:
- Get to know what’s recyclable in your community and what happens to your trash after the garbage truck takes it away. Recycling is different in different places, so knowing one’s local rules is an important first step.
- Don’t be a litterbug. Make sure that recyclable trash always goes in the proper place - a recycling receptacle.
- Reuse. Reuse things so that they stay out of the trash. Things like drink bottles and grocery bags may be refilled. Books and magazines may be reused as art projects or gift wrapping. Old toys or electronics may be donated to a charity that will give them to someone else.
- Know your numbers. Look for the recycling symbol (three arrows going in a circle) on plastic bottles, packages, or containers.
- Can it! Metals are among the most valuable materials for recycling. Aluminum and steel cans are always welcomed by recyclers, and most metals can be recycled infinitely with no loss of quality.
- Look beyond the daily paper. Paper and cardboard are America’s most-recycled materials.
- Make recycling easy on the road. Keep two bags in your car or truck to contain your family’s trash - one bag for garbage, and one for recyclables.
- Improve your neighborhood with a cleanup event, and be sure to sort the recyclables you pick up.
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