Why we need to recycle - Why Recycle

We hope that businesses and end-users understand the need for a proper electronics recycling facility by the end of this article.

And remember: by tossing out these used batteries you might be throwing away money! Recycling reduces the need for extracting mining, quarrying and logging , refining and processing raw materials all of which create substantial air and water pollution.

Despite promotion of plastic recycling, plastic production has outpaced recycling by five times over the past decade.

Since plastic can take anywhere from 500 to 1,000 years to actually break down, recycling it is a better alternative.