Recycling is not a concept practiced by every household in this country. Only a few households are practicing this. However, hopefully in near future every single household will have recyclable materials ready on their doorstep for collection. Some areas in the country have been recycling for some time now and the recycling rates are very higher than the average. These areas have already begun expanding their range of recyclable materials and that includes wastes from the garden and kitchen that are usable for composting, as well as recycling plastic materials.

The United States started out at a very low recycling rate. Nevertheless, today it has a national average of almost 30 percent in their recycling rate. There are an increasing number of collection points along curbsides all over the United States, which makes it easier for everyone to adapt to the practice of recycling. You can help your local area in their recycling by taking the initiative to inquire about the specific materials that are acceptable for recycling and those that are not. Each area will have a different system in recycling. Some areas will use bags, garbage cans or boxes to collect the materials for recycling. If you use a box to collect your recyclable materials, it is best to segregate the different types of materials into separate bags inside the box.

Clean garbage

Keeping your garbage clean is very important in recycling. You have to rinse out the bottles, cans and jars before you take them out for recycling. It is also important to separate different types of materials. You have to separate the china from the glass jars, when you place them in the recycling box. Some areas have recycling centers for old magazines, newspapers, clothes, glass and cans.

Recycling bulky items

A lot of countries are making efforts to provide a site where the people can dump the wastes from their household that are too bulky to fit into the trashcans. These dumping sites can accommodate bulky wastes such as broken furniture, tree pruning, timber, broken bathtubs, bicycles, bricks and waste oil. People will no longer resort to burning or burying their bulky trash, because they now have a place where they can dump their bulky waste for recycling.

Call the sanitation department in your area to know the location of the closest recycling facility. You can also ask for the specific materials that are acceptable in the recycling facility. There may be some local organizations, which facilitate the recycling in your area.

Buy recycled

Buy products made from recycled materials. Recycled products are becoming increasingly popular and there is an increasing demand for them in the market.

Compost

Composting is a great practice at home. We are capable of only this kind of reprocessing, and it greatly reduces the amount of waste that goes to our trash bin. Two-thirds of the waste in our home is made of materials that are ideal for composting and that includes cardboard and paper materials.

It is an estimated fact that every single person creates as much as 4.4 pounds of solid