What can actually be recycled?
The problem we are setting out to solve is the lack of knowledge people have about recycling food packaging. This topic is a gray area for most due to the fact that there can be residue on a container or grease on a box. The main community we are hoping to educate are teens and young adults. Teens and young adults are the future of our planet so if they do not know how to recycle properly then our planet will suffer. Also they have more knowledge and sense than a child does so they will be able to comprehend the information better and understand what will happen if they don't make a change.
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What do people really know?According to an article by the recyclist there is a lot people do not know about recycling. People are unsure what can be recycled and what happens to the recycling after they recycle it. We want to change this. If people know what is recyclable then they can help our country become more environmentally friendly.
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What is happening to the recycling?Since people recycle things that are contaminated with non-recyclable substances this causes whole batches of recycling to be sent to landfill. According to the New York Times article by Livia Albeck Ripka, China's recycling facilities are strictly limiting the recyclable materials being imported from the U.S.(and other countries) anymore which means there is nowhere for all our countries recycling to go. Due to China's stricter rules about what is let in, if there are batches of recycling with contaminated recycling they are more likely to be thrown out. Also, batches of recycling are going to landfill simply because there is nowhere for it to go.
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