| Turn your trash can into something better. Your | | | | you will have to find a local recycling center where |
| garbage may just be someone else's gold. Have I got | | | | you can drop it off. Many cities and towns offer |
| you thinking? What I'm talking about is recycling. You | | | | roadside recycling pick up, just as with trash removal. |
| can use your trash can and your garbage to help | | | | You should call your local center and see how they |
| save this planet and make it a better place to live. | | | | handle it. |
| Through your efforts you can help in a big way. | | | | For the aluminum cans, though, you may wish to |
| Where to Begin | | | | deliver those on your own. In many places you can |
| Recycling is all about the little things you do. One | | | | get money back when you recycle cans. It may not |
| great way to start is to set up your own recycling | | | | be a lot, but it can add up over time. Of course, you |
| center right in your home. You will need a few | | | | can always just leave them at the corner, too with |
| different trash cans to do this. You will need at least | | | | the rest of the recycling waste. |
| four trash cans, label them as follows: | | | | It really is easy to turn your trash into something |
| Cans | | | | useful. Once it is at the recycling center it will be |
| Paper | | | | processed into new materials that are then reused in |
| Plastic | | | | many ways. You have probably seen labels on |
| Trash | | | | product containers stating they are made from |
| The 'cans' trash can is for soda cans and any other | | | | recycled materials. There are many uses for recycled |
| aluminum can. The 'paper' can is for paper of any | | | | material and by doing this it saves energy and lowers |
| kind. The 'plastic' can is for plastics of any kind. The | | | | pollution. Not to mention one of the biggest perks of |
| 'trash' can is for all other materials that do not fit into | | | | recycling - less waste sitting in landfills. |
| the can, paper or plastic category. Having these | | | | So, the next time you take the garbage out or toss |
| individual cans will make it much easier for you to | | | | something into a trash can, remember that all it takes |
| simply toss the right waste in the right garbage can. | | | | is a few simple steps for you to turn that waste into |
| How Do I Recycle? | | | | something useful. |
| Now that you have started separating your waste, | | | | |