Recycling

Environment

Recycling is beneficial and helpful for our environment when implemented correctly. The United States recycling system is broken and is being abused by consumers as well as producers since there is a lack of proper education on what can or cannot be recycled. The recycling system we have today is not working due to a complex system, overconsumption, and an over reliance on recycling measures. Plastic is a material that is very complicated to be recycled due to many factors like overconsumption, the types of plastic, and manufacturers creating products meant to be thrown away. It can be intimidating, but there are many ways to reduce your plastic waste by making simple swaps in your everyday life. If we do not act now to change our recycling behaviors, the plastic industry will triple their production by 2060.