If you are looking for reasons why you must recycle, then the obvious answer is to save the planet that we live on, from filling it with rubbish that no one wants or needs. With it being buried beneath our feet, to pollute the ground that we need to provide food to grow and for plants and animals to live, how much harm will this toxic waste truly cause? No one really knows.

This is why it is important that if an item can be reused or recycled, this is going to prevent the item from just landing in the landfill sites, if not just for the time being.

Why recycle

Recycling can save you money; if you can repurpose an item then this will save you money from buying a new item. This means that by recycling the item, you are helping to reduce the amount of money that you need to balance your budget. This is great news and something that is beneficial to the environment, as well as your pocket.

However, there is a point where items collected and stored for a purpose and never used, can have an effect on the home; it can become overwhelming, and forms part of the problem that surrounds hoarding, thinking there will be a need for the item in the future. Before the situation gets to a point like this, you must act; you must look at other ways to reuse the item.

This is often the idea of recycling companies, they can take products that you don’t want to end up in the landfill sites; they will repurpose them into raw material so they can be made into items that are useable. This is available for many products including plastic bottles, tins and paper.

Reducing the impact on the landfill and at the same time pushing the economy forward by creating jobs and a future for many.

Some electrical items that are broken and just don’t work are being returned to the companies that have made the product; this is a way for them to dismantle the products and reduce the amount of waste and harmful chemicals from being released into the ground.

It is important that if you have batteries, you find a place where they will be disposed of properly; you should not throw these into the bin, they can leak and poison the ground.

Selling

If the items that you have are of good quality and serviceable, then there is the possibility that you might be able to sell that item. Many sites on-line allow you to post your goods for sale. This helps to increase the amount of money that you have available and can often reduce the amount of time that you need to spend in organizing and cleaning your possessions.

Creating a way to get back some of the money that you have spent on products that you no longer need is a great way to increase the amount of income that you have. However, it is important that you realise that if you buy products with the intention of selling them, you are a business and you need to register as self-employed.

Therefore, it is important to reduce the amount of rubbish that you throw away each year and to make a conscious effort to reuse or to recycle the items where possible, but without creating disorder and clutter.