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Earth Watch: Regionalized Recycling
The population of the United States as calculated by the year 2000 census was 281,421,906 and an increase of 13. ... This reluctance to recycle stems from either a blatant lack of respect for the environment or a serious problem with ignorance among the general public regarding the long-term costs of not recycling.
Our group was amazed by the fact that a municipally owned materials recovery facility (MRF) that opened in Massachusetts had enough people recycling to reduce the amount of waste by 22 – 50 percent. ... During the first part of the recycling process, the waste is divided into several categories with each having its own process. ... According to the Earth Watch article, the glass manufacturer uses the crushed glass in place of raw materials and saves considerably on energy costs. The process of recycling cans is a bit more complicated but has the same benefits as glass recycling.
Approximate Word count = 707
Approximate Pages = 2.8
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