Clipping of news on Brazilian Culture, Law and Citizenship
08/04/2015
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The change in the regulation of the distribution of grocery bags experienced by São Paulo (from the last Sunday new models should be used in the disposal of organic and recyclable waste. In the green bags should be discarded only recyclable waste and ashes should receive only organic waste) brought to discontent of the population, but want some good reasons to get excited about the change?
1: They are produced approximately 1.3 billion tons of solid waste worldwide according to the Pnuma- organ through UN environment. One way to revert this situation is the reuse of recyclable materials, preventing further extraction of resources, reducing the accumulation of garbage in urban areas and therefore the recurrence of floods. (Photo: Playback / Journal of Londrina)
2: Separating your waste, you contribute to the preservation of the environment. (In Brazil, more than half of the materials collected do not have the proper destination, being deposited in landfills, waste land and even in water bodies (rivers, sea, lakes, etc.) (photo:. Playback / 3.bp )
3: Helps keep working the 100 thousand people in Brazil (according to the Brazilian Aluminum Association) living exclusively to collect aluminum cans.
4: Saves water, electricity and more! To produce 1 ton of paper it takes 100,000 liters of water and 5000 KW of energy. To produce the same quantity of recycled paper, are used only 2 liters of water and 50% of the energy. A pound of broken glass makes new glass 1kg and can be infinitely recycled. (Photo: Playback / Environmentalism)
5: Reduces dependence on landfills, reduces the emission of greenhouse gases, combating and generating awareness. (Photo: Playback / Akatu)
6: Attitude is already measured in other countries, which shows that it works. In Canada, since the beginning of the year is law: the residents can not mix organic waste recycling. Switzerland, the largest producer of waste in Europe, is also a world leader in recycling. (Source: Play / 3.bp)
Sources: Environmental Prohome / Ministry of Environment / The Greenest Post / Brazilian At World / Green Thinking
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