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WHY
RECYCLE?
Recycling is critical to our efforts to conserve the
earth's natural resources. Recycling also reduces litter and the
costs of solid waste disposal.
This Acoma Pueblo pot tells an ancient story of recycling. Pueblo
Indian women crafted clay pots that lasted for years of use.
When the pots eventually broke, they were not thrown into a dump. The
broken pots were crushed down to a fine clay powder.
The powder was then soaked to soften it to a workable
clay consistency. This recovered clay was used to make strong and
beautiful new pots.
Today, we use many materials once, and then consider
them waste. Like broken pots, these materials are actually precious
resources. We are all learning that we cannot afford to continue
throwing away resources in our garbage cans. Our task now is to
develop again the age-old art of recycling.
Recycling is defined as the collecting, manufacturing, and
selling/buying of new products made from what once was thought of as
waste. The recycling symbol of chasing arrows on the cover represents
the three components necessary to make a difference
through
recycling.
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