At some point you have probably heard those three words.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
I believe in preserving the earth for future generations to come. But it wasn’t until I actively started monitoring what I recycled that I realized how much of a positive impact I was making my simply recycling. It all started when I subscribed to a magazine called “Where’s My Trash” what the magazine does is upon subscribing you submit a list of the type of items and quantity you recycled, such as paper, plastic, and glass. Then you receive a list in the mail for how much you helped contribute to saving the planet based on how much you recycled, and what the type of items you recycled can be reused for. For example, recycling paper and cardboard can be broken down, cleaned, and remade into brand new egg cartons. While reading this magazine, I found out that there are many different items that can be ultimately remade into something new. One such item was mechanical parts, made from donated broken cell phones. These mechanical parts can then be used for any kind of electrical system. The example the magazine gave was an electric heating system. Many new parts were able to be made for new devices to service people’s homes such as air conditioning and heating parts. These parts are then sold to HVAC businesses who then sell them to their customers, and provide people all over with central heating and cooling technology. This reusing of parts is used for all kinds of heating and cooling services, such as part replacement and repair for furnaces, a/c systems, boilers, thermostats and more. It’s amazing how much of something new you can get from something used.