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The challenge for this month is to recycle all of the plastic you use. Hopefully, you will continue to recycle plastic you make in the future, even if this challenge has passed. Now, you might be thinking, what?! How do I even recycle all my plastics? Well, it is actually quite simple: your teacher will show you a brochure and video regarding how and why we all should recycle our plastic waste. After, you will go home and hopefully inform your parents or guardians of what you’re doing so you can start gathering the plastic waste you would normally throw away and recycle it instead. Surprisingly, very few people recycle their plastic waste even though most of it can be recycled at the places noted in the brochure and video. We chose recycling 100% because failure to recycle plastic is a massive worldwide problem today. With levels of plastic in the oceans rising, more and more marine life are eating particles of plastic. You may be thinking, But plastic in our oceans is because of littering, not a lack of recycling. The answer is both yes and no. Both littering and not recycling is contributing to the amount of plastic in our oceans. For example, when someone goes to the beach and throws away a plastic water bottle instead of recycling it, curious seagulls and other animals are able to sort through the garbage, grab the water bottle, and accidentally drop it in the ocean. After the plastic is in the ocean, fish eat small amounts of it and can get sick and even die. Sometimes, when these fish are caught and sold, the plastic inside them is then consumed by humans. Eating plastic is very bad for all animals, including humans, and in some cases can even cause cancer. Many people and animals are affected by plastic pollution every day. We as a society must do something about it! Here’s how you can help: We first need to ensure that there is no food residue left in the plastic containers because that makes it harder to recycle and it can confuse animals into eating it. Secondly, we need to ensure we’re recycling our soft plastic because they are being carelessly thrown away which is filling our landfills, and suffocating animals. Don’t get us wrong, we understand the importance of plastic; we’re consumers and it’s part of our lives too. We just want to ensure we reduce the tremendous amount of plastic we use and properly recycle them. You may not know this, but most of the plastic that gets thrown away is actually recyclable. However, not all of it goes in your curbside bins. To solve the problem, we propose two solutions: properly recycling and reducing your plastic waste. Examples of what does go in your blue bin are hard plastic containers, tin and steel containers, aluminum foil and aluminum containers, empty aerosol cans, paper cups, gable top and aseptic cartons, frozen dessert boxes, and spiral wound paper cans. Other plastics can be taken to recycling depots. We recommend all London Drugs locations, the N.S.T.S. (North Shore Transfer Station), and Waste Control Services. Examples of the plastics which can be taken there are overwrap, soft plastics, Styrofoam packaging, and more. We’ve now covered ½ of our solution, the recycling half. The other half is reducing. Not only should you recycle your plastic, but you should also reduce the amount of plastic you make. You can do that by bringing reusable bags when you go shopping for clothes or food. If you often forget your bags, you can simply keep a few in your car. You can also start by asking restaurants to not bring you a straw, but if you’re a committed straw user, you can buy and bring metal or paper straws. If you reduce your plastic waste, we guarantee it’ll be easier to properly recycle it too. We hope you are now more educated about how to properly reduce and recycle, and we hope you can join this movement with us.
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