Recycling needs to be made mandatory. It all starts with your state.
Why is this important?
Global warming and climate change are happening. Many different factors contribute to this, but there is one factor that can potentially decrease the rate at which climate change is happening. Only 34% of Americans recycle; all of the other waste gets dumped into landfills. Plastic is a recyclable material, but it far too often ends up in landfills. Plastic contains toxic chemicals which seep into the groundwater under landfills. Plastic also kills marine life. Recycling needs to be made mandatory so issues like this do not persist.
