RECYCLING PRIORITY
I am taking a short break from seasonal festivities, in the hope that this message will persuade a few people to change your behaviour.
The top priority for recycling is drinks cans. The energy saved from recycling one drinks can, rather than using new aluminium, will provide three hours electricity for a TV.
When I'm not in a rush, and have a spare bag with me, I pick up cans in the street. Last weekend I was hand delivering cards to local friends and I picked up 24 cans - saving 72 hours of electricity for a TV. I also picked up two, one pint beer glasses.
I hope that you will make every effort to recycle the cans that you use, and even occasionally pick up those left by others in the street.
Now back to seasonal festivities, with a smile.
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Hey there Esther! I, like you, am a keen recycler, but I get a lot of grief about this from some of my mates! They say that most of it ends up in landfill anyway, or it is all flown over to China where it is burnt and the subsequent fumes cause acid rain in neighbouring countries!
I doubt whether any of this is true; conspiracy theories cooked up by those too bone idle to seperate their rubbish.. have you got any advice as to what I should say to recycling cynics please?
Im nt bein funny or NE thing. But why bother recycling everything all the time. You should get on wiv your life and enjoy it. Why go round wiv a bag picking up cans? Arent you wasting ur time?