The City of Grovetown’s recycling. To encourage waste reduction, pollution prevention and preservation of natural resources. Grovetown’s recycling initiative actively promotes this commitment . The city of Grovetown provides curbside pickup every Wednesday and a recycle site located at the city maintenance shop at 1034 Newmantown Rd.
Recycling reduces air and water pollution, saves energy, conserves resources, and saves money for the City of Grovetown. Take a look at some of these amazing facts:
• Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to power a TV or computer monitor for three hours
• Every glass bottle recycled saves enough energy to light a 100 watt light bulb for four hours
• The recycled sector of the global paper industry is the industry’s most modern, efficient and least polluting sector.
Newspaper, aluminum cans and cardboard are the only items the city currently accepts for recycling.
Steps to Recycling a Product
Recycling includes collecting recyclable materials that would otherwise be considered waste, sorting and processing recyclables into raw materials such as fibers, manufacturing raw materials into new products, and purchasing recycled products.
Collecting and processing secondary materials, manufacturing recycled-content products, and then buying recycled products creates a circle or loop that ensures the overall success and value of recycling.
Step 1. Collection and Processing
Collecting recyclables varies from community to community, but there are four primary methods: curbside, drop-off centers, buy-back centers, and deposit/refund programs.
Regardless of the method used to collect the recyclables, the next leg of their journey is usually the same. Recyclables are sent to a materials recovery facility to be sorted and prepared into marketable commodities for manufacturing. Recyclables are bought and sold just like any other commodity, and prices for the materials change and fluctuate with the market.
Step 2. Manufacturing
Once cleaned and separated, the recyclables are ready to undergo the second part of the recycling loop. More and more of today’s products are being manufactured with total or partial recycled content. Common household items that contain recycled materials include newspapers and paper towels; aluminum, plastic, and glass soft drink containers; steel cans; and plastic laundry detergent bottles. Recycled materials also are used in innovative applications such as recovered glass in roadway asphalt (glassphalt) or recovered plastic in carpeting, park benches, and pedestrian bridges.
Step 3. Purchasing Recycled Products
Purchasing recycled products completes the recycling loop. By “buying recycled,” governments, as well as businesses and individual consumers, each play an important role in making the recycling process a success. As consumers demand more environmentally sound products, manufacturers will continue to meet that demand by producing high-quality recycled products. Learn more about recycling terminology and to find tips on identifying recycled products.
