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The symbol above is synonymous with recycling but how effective is recycling and why is it important? In this chapter we explore the concept of recycling, who is doing what and how this equates to reducing your personal carbon footprint. Does it make a difference in terms of global warming and making resources more sustainable?.
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Defra. (2013). Waste prevention programme for England: Call for evidence. London, England: Department for Environment, Food and Rural affairs. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221130/wpp-consult-doc-20130311.pdf
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US Waste Sites/Calculation Models
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I want you to have a quick look inside your own refuse sack and critically revaluated what could have been reused or recycled. Why was it discarded and how could this be avoided in the future? Identify what constraints there are on you to recycle even more.
Now look at all your recyclables. How could this have been reduced? Locate your closest recycling centres and try and see where you can recycle all the materials in your refuse sack, as some centres may take only a limited number of materials. Remember they have to be clean.
If you can’t recycle something can you replace it with something that can?
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Gray, N.F. (2015). Waste Not Want Not. In: Facing Up to Global Warming. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20146-7_12
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