A History of Recycling v What is recycling

A History of Recycling

v What is recycling? • Recycling is a process to change (waste) materials into new products. • Recycling is the natural process , which is conected with all living organisms. • Recycling contains three components : Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

v Today we recycle for many of reasons • To save energy • To create jobs • To built a strong economy • To reduce problems with

v Recycling • Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. • We use three containers for each waste: -white for glass, -yellow for paper, metal and plastic -all other trash is put into a green bin

v Recycling • Recycling centre on the outskirts of the city ---workers hand separate items before technology takes over: steel is removed with a magnet, and plastic and cans are kept together, while paper and card are shipped by barge to a plant in Rouen for pulping.

v Recycling is nothing new • People have been doing it for thousands of years. • Even the earliest humans understood that throwing things away wasteful and created health problems.

v Recycling is still the wise thing to do • 1, 600 B. C. – Religious, utilitarian and social convenions • 500 B. C. - Athens • Year 1031 - Japan • Year 1081 - The first mill to produce paper • Year 1865 - The Salvation Armz is founded in London in England • Year 1995 – American recycle a record 47. 6 soft drink containers

v Recycling now Ø In year 2014, the European Union has about 50 % of world share of the waste and recycling industries, with over 60, 000 companies 500, 00 prersons, with a turnover of 24 billion euro.

Weronika Wawrzyniak