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 Glass that is thrown away and ends up in a landfill will NEVER decompose. Some types of plastic can take 500 years to decompose. 24 trees are needed to make 1 ton of paper! Recycled paper produces 73% less air pollution that makeing paper from raw materials!                                  One recycled plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours.  There are just a few3  facts about recycling and how important it is. For more informantion on what to recycle   and where, contact your local council and start recycling today! the coucil might also be able to help you start recycling programme at your school. Why not ask them for a starter pack? Local  council. Starter pack.

   What are the advantages of recycling? Just look at soom of there amazing statistics: One recycled tin saves enough energy to power a television for 3 hours. One recycled glass bottle saves enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes. One recycled plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes. It takes 70% less energy to recycle paper than it does to make it from raw materials. Recycled tin saves energy to power a televion for 3 hours!  Recycled glass bottle saves enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.     Recycled plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes. Recycled paper is made from raw materials!

 You also need to think about pre-cycling . This means looking at a product to see if it is recyclable . If it isn't, don't buy it! Also buy products that have been recycled . The more demand there is for recycled goods ,the more demand there will be for recyclable products.

   There are lots of things you can do.Start with your own things in your own home so that you can set a good example to your friends and family.        You can recycle: newspapers,magazins and books junk mail waste paper paper packaging plastic bottles and containers glass bottles and containers clothes aluminium soft-drinks cans mobile phones,laptops ets junk mail   waste paper paper packaging aluminium soft-drinks cans      Remember to: rinse out cans and keep boxes dry because that will make them easier to process and,therefore,save enery! be careful what you recycle- a cry ereal box is good,but a greasy pizza box isn't! serarate glass by colour! rinse out cans v Dry cereal box Greasy pizza box.

   Recycling involves taking materials from things that are no longer wanted or needed and using them to make new items.                                                                                                                *`RECYCLING'* Even before the modern environment movement began  in the 1970s, recycling had existed for thousands  for years.                                                    Recycling movement.  Before the industrial age,people couldn't make goods  quickly and cheaply,so nearly everyone recycled items on a da...