November 15th is America Recycles Day!
In case you haven’t noticed, recycling is on the rise. In fact, the last twenty years have seen recycling programs spike in numbers from 1,000 to 10,000 in the United States alone! While we should pat ourselves on the backs for striving to keep more plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum out of landfills, we should also recognize that there’s more work to be done.
Enter America Recycles Day, an event seeking to spread awareness about why the eco-friendly practice is important—and how everyone can pitch in to do their part. Want to participate? Great! There’s plenty of ways to show your support, like attending a local America Recycles Day event, filling out a recycling pledge form, or simply letting others in your community know how they can recycle.
To learn more, check out americarecyclesday.org.
-Marygrace, KIWI staff writer
Tags: recycling
November 16th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I wish more people knew about Recycle Day! Just last week, I submitted a Go Green initative to my son’s preschool director…it included a recycling program. I truly hope they start to recycle because they are throwing away sooooo many plastic cups. Drives me insane. But I am sure they need baby steps to make the change.
We didn’t start recycling until I watched the show Wasted on Planet Green. Love that show! It made since and gave me EASY ideas to incorporate @ home. Now we have more recycle than actual trash. Amazing!
Thanks for spreading the word on Recycle Day!
November 17th, 2009 at 10:17 am
Kudos for submitting your initiative, Tracie! Hopefully it gives the director the push she needs to make the preschool a little bit greener.
As for America Recycles Day, we see it sort of like Valentine’s Day: It’s great to show your love (in this case, for the planet) on the designated day, but it’s something we should be doing everyday regardless. So keep spreading the word!