Recycling Cart - We all need to do our part to help protect our environment and one of the simplest things we can all do is to reduce the amount of waste we send to the landfills. However, if you don't have a place to sort your trash, you are not very likely to participate in recycling. That is why a recycling cart or bin system should be part of your family recycling program. A utility cart such as this is a great way to start living green!
Why Use a Recycling Cart?
Did you know that about 65 to 85 percent of household waste can be recycled? Yet, we send an average of 80 percent of our waste to the landfills. As a result our landfills are reaching capacity at an alarming rate. When you figure that according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American produces about 29 pounds of waste per week, that is a lot of garbage! What is really alarming is that around 35 percent of the waste in landfills is paper waste, which is one of the easiest things to recycle!
So what can you do? Get a recycling cart and start a family recycling project! Sure, it will be hard at first - old habits are hard to break. But once you get in the recycling mode, you will have a hard time tossing a newspaper in the garbage and you wouldn't think about tossing that apple core in the trash. Recycling and composting are better than the landfill!
Now you don't need to have a large recycling cart like the one pictured, although a large one does make it easier to recycle large quantities of waste. You can start with a small recycling cart with bins for paper, aluminum, glass and plastic. These are generally the things that people start recycling with and they are the items that will make up the bulk of your recycling.
If you are fortunate enough to live in an area that has curbside recycling then a recycling cart makes it even easier to make sure your waste is ready for pickup. Remember, you don't need a fancy recycling cart. Any utility cart or platform truck can become a recycling cart. Just simply set your bins or totes on it and haul it to the curb!
Once you start a family recycling project you will enjoy the satisfaction of knowing you are doing your part to save our environment. In addition, you are teaching your family a valuable lesson.
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