In Malaysia we produce 19,000 tones of waste every day, and a majority of that ends up in landfills. Malaysia currently has 230 landfill sights and 80% of them will reach capacity within the next two years, and with land for landfill sights being at a premium there is soon going to be a big problem right on our doorsteps.To put in perspective 19,000 tonnes of rubbish,; if you piled it all up it would be as high as 36 Petronas Twin Towers, that’s an awful lot of rubbish to deal with on a daily basis.
Here are some info that thing we can recycle
Paper
All the items below need to be separated bound and then can be recycled.
Newspapers
Manuals
School books
Computer paper
Leaflets and catalogues
Paper boxes.
Metals
The below items need to be drained of liquid, rinsed and placed in bags or boxes.
Aluminium cans/ drinks cans
Food and sauce cans
Tin containers of food beverages (milk & Milo etc)
Biscuit tins
Plastics
The items below need to be rinsed then stored separately in bags or boxes
Soft drinks and juice bottles
Mineral water bottles
Food and sauce containers
Liquid soap and detergent bottles
Shampoo and lotion bottles
Plastic bags
Glass
The items below have to be washed and stored separately in bags or boxes.
Soft drinks and juice bottles
Jams and food jars
Sauces and seasoning bottles
Vitamins and cosmetic bottles
Beverage Cartons
All tetra pack beverage and food cartons need to be rinsed and flattened as per the directions
on the box.
here is some interesting video that I found in youtube
24 million tonnes of aluminium is produced annually, 51,000 tonnes of which ends up as packaging
If all cans were recycled, we would need 14 million fewer dustbins.
36,000,000 worth of aluminium is thrown away each year.
Aluminium cans can be recycled and ready to use in just 6 weeks.
Glass
Each family uses an average of 500 glass bottles and jars annually.
The largest glass furnace produces over 1 million glass bottles and jars per day.
Glass is 100% recyclable and can be used again and again.
Glass that is thrown away and ends up in landfills will never decompose.
Paper
Recycled paper produces 73% less air pollution than if it was made from raw materials.
12.5 million tonnes of paper and cardboard are used annually
The average person gets through 38kg of newspapers per year.
It takes 24 trees to make 1 ton of newspaper.
Plastic
275,000 tonnes of plastic are used each year, that’s about 15 million bottles per day.
Most families throw away about 40kg of plastic per year, which could otherwise be recycled.
The use of plastic is growing about 4% each year.
Plastic can take up to 500 years to decompose
What does "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" Mean?
Sometimes referred to as the “New Three R’s”, the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” is a simple formula that encourages people, businesses, and municipalities to utilize goods that are already manufactured rather than continue to use only limited raw materials to produce replacement goods. While simplistic in nature, this formula is one that can easily be implemented in the home as well as in the wider community.
Recycling is the conversion of waste products into new materials, such as waste paper which can be converted into new paper goods. Recycling is a lengthy circular process which has to include transportation of collected materials to a processing facility where they are cleaned and sorted. The new materials that have been converted must comply with the same safety legislation and health and hygiene regulations as products made from virgin materials. We can only say a product has been recycled when it has been purchased and used again.
Why we should recycle?
As what I have studies, there are many different reasons and advantages of recycling old materials to turn into new, similar products. Recycling benefits relate to many different areas, some of which could greatly improve the air we breathe, and the environment.
Conservation :All man-made products incorporate raw materials to create the finished product. This involves harvesting the earth’s natural resources (e.g. wood, metal) in order to acquire the raw materials.Deforestation is a prime example of how harvesting natural resources is harming the environment. This could be reduced if we recycle more paper and old wooden products.
Energy Saving:: Recycling reduces the amount of energy needed to create a new, similar product. If we didn’t recycle paper, more trees would have to be chopped down, transported, and manufactured into the finished product.This reason why you should recycle is a very important one, as energy conservation is one of the key ingredients for the fight against climate change
Reduce Pollution: Tied in with energy saving, is the reduction of pollution as a result of manufacturing processes becoming more efficient.Any reduction in CO2 or other harmful gases is not only a key ingredient for the fight against climate change, but a key ingredient for cleaning the air we breathe.If we can reduce pollution levels from the manufacturing industry by a significant level, this could have a positive impact on our health.
