![]() There were a notably small number of people who attempted to research whether audio cassettes and VHS tapes were recyclable, but for the most part the issue of recycling the older mediums was entirely ignored, and many millions of audio cassettes and VHS tapes ended up in landfills. ![]() Some The Pavlovic Today readers may recall back in the 1990’s when audio CD’s and DVD’s replaced audio cassettes and VHS tapes as the most common media that people throughout much of the world were using when they listened to music and watched movies at home. Books Do Not Leach Toxic Chemicals Into The Ground Your financial support makes our fiercely independent journalism possible. We appreciate your generosity and commitment to a free and independent press. Your donation will directly support our efforts to provide high-quality journalism that holds those in power accountable and keeps the public informed. Pollution is nothing but resources we’re not harvestingĪs I researched this article, the most current data that I could find was a publication which The National Wildlife Foundation has published in November of 2012 which estimates that approximately 320 million books, which amounts to approximately 640,000 tons of books are sent to landfills throughout the U.S annually. However, books that individuals no longer wish to keep as well as books that charity shops are unable to sell are almost never recycled. Publishing companies send obsolete editions of books and misprinted copies to paper recycling companies which pulp them. Publishing companies also have numerous boxes of misprints and defective copies in their warehouses. The technologies which enable books to be recycled do exist. Bookstores have the option to send some of the books that they cannot sell back to publishing companies.Įlementary schools, high schools, colleges, universities, public libraries and religious institutions send their books back to the publishing companies when the books that they use are superseded by newer editions. Why Aren’t Books Included In Municipal Recycling?
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |