Reducing Waste: 6 Tips for Effective Recycling At Home
Everybody wants to recycle. The benefits are documented and numerous. Everybody says that they recycle. But studies have shown that more people are taking claim for this practice than are actually doing it. In the United States alone, only 50 percent of households participate in a recycling program. This lack of participation has threatened or actually caused municipal recycling programs and facilities to end or close.
Why don't people want to recycle? They offer three primary excuses: