Encouraging recycling 

One way to encourage people to throw away less is to charge them for every pound of waste they put out for collection. In the U.S., this is called "Pay-As-You-Throw,»

and it has resulted in a sharp decrease in the amount of waste. Often, people are more likely to recycle if the items are collected from their own homes rather than if they have to drive to a recycling center.

 Passing laws 

Governments can encourage more recycling by making manufacturers responsible for disposing of items such as packaging. Laws can be passed that require manufacturers to use a certain percentage of recycled materials in their manufacturing processes.

 Creating a demand 

 Recycling centers need a market for recycled materials. There is no point in collecting glass or plastic for recycling if nobody wants to buy it. So, it is important that people buy items containing recycled materials. This will create a demand for the recycled materials, and they will become more valuable. When a recycled material is valuable, such as metal, people are more likely to want to recycle it. When you buy stationery, such as notepads or envelopes, check to see if it is made from recycled paper. If it is, it will have a recycling logo with a percentage in the middle. This tells you exactly how much recycled paper was used in its manufacturing.

 Contact Local Authorities or Local Waste Haulers

 Very often local Dumpster Rentals & Waste Haulers offer recycling services as a part of  dumpster rental and disposal of waste package.  Recycling programs offered by local waste haulers are not limited to just glass and cans recycling but include recycling of wood, concrete, drywall and other recyclables.  Some private waste haulers even offer sorting of your trash, separating recyclables from the rest of the garbage that goes to landfill.

 Before entering into a project that will generate lots of waste such as home renovation or office remodeling, contact your local authorities or local private waste removal company to locate the nearest recycling depot.  Feel free to contact Roll Off Dumpsters & Recycling in Phoenix if your waste removal project happened to be in Arizona or try Seattle Dumpster Rentals or Bellevue Roll Off Containers & Recycling if you need to properly dispose of your waste in Washington and seek professional advice.

 In fact, local waste removal companies are very well familiar with local waste management regulations and bylaws so a professional consultation might not only save you time and money but can even help you to turn your trash into cash.

 To make a difference

 There are many ways to reduce the amount of garbage you and your family throw away each week.  See if you can cut down on your waste. Some ways are very simple.  Recycle as much as possible by not putting glass, paper, plastic or metal in the garbage can.  See what else you could recycle – for example, batteries and old cloths.  If you have a garden, put food scraps on a compost heap, or see if your area has a food composting center.

 Recycling glass bottles 

Bottles to be recycled are collected at recycling centers. The glass is crushed to form cullet, which is transported to glass factories.

Glass is made from sand, soda ash, and limestone. Additives may be used to give the glass a color or to make it more resistant to heat. These raw materials are heated in a furnace to 3,272°F (1 ,800°C)'so they melt. The molten glass is poured into molds to form new bottles. Cullet is usually added to the furnace with the raw materials, so fewer raw materials are required to rT,Jake the glass.

Clear glass is the most valuable because it has many uses. A lot of brown glass is used for beer bottles. Green glass is the least useful and is used mostly for wine bottles. Glass also can be recycled to make garden paving, decorative jewelry, and a road surface called glasphalt.

 Benefits of recycling 

 Recycling glass saves energy because glass made with cullet melts at a lower temperature than glass made from raw materials, so less energy is used to heat the materials in the furnace. It reduces the air pollution produced by glass manufacturing by 20 percent and the water pollution by 50 percent. It means less glass ends up in landfills and less broken glass is lying around to harm people and wildlife.