Raising Levels of Recycling Recycling involves using materials which are at the end of their useful lives as the feedstocks for the manufacture of new products. The keys to improve participation in recycling are to either make recycling easier, to increase the reward for recycling (or the negative consequences of not recycling), or both. Deposits on beverage bottles can be thought of as a powerful monetary incentive for engaging in recycling. The five or ten …showed first 75 words of 527 total…

…showed last 75 words of 527 total…be part of any national environmental protection policy. Recycling is a management option as an alternative to disposal, with apparently net positive benefits. Recycling reduces the amount of solid wastes that has to be disposed by a sanitary landfill. From this discussion, it can be argued that the more convenient recycling is made for people, the higher the participation will be; similarly, the higher the motivation (reward) for participating in recycling, the higher the participation.