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3.Increasedprobabilityandintensityofdroughtsandheatwaves AlthoughsomeareasofEarthwillbecomewetterduetoglobalwarming,otherareaswillsuffer seriousdroughtsandheatwaves.Africawillreceivetheworstofit,withmoreseveredroughts alsoexpectedinEurope.WaterisalreadyadangerouslyrarecommodityinAfrica,andaccording totheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange,globalwarmingwillexacerbatetheconditions andcouldleadtoconflictsandwar. 4.Economicconsequences Mostoftheeffectsofanthropogenicglobalwarmingwontbegood.Andtheseeffectsspellone thingforthecountriesoftheworld:economicconsequences.Hurricanescausedobillionsof dollarsindamage,diseasescostmoneytotreatandcontrolandconflictsexacerbateallofthese.
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ENVIRONMENTALBENEFITS Recyclingisaneasystepyoucantaketohelptheenvironmentinthreemainways: Reducetheamountofrubbishsenttothelandfill Reusingandrecyclingitemsmeansthatlesswastehastobeburiedinthegroundinlandfillsites, pluswesavevaluableresourcesbyturningwasteintonewproducts!Buryinglessrubbishmeans wehavetobuildfewerlandfillsites,whichfreesupanotherimportantresource:land. Saveenergyandrawmaterials Recyclinguseslessenergythanmakingitemsfromscratch,forexample,recyclinganaluminium cansaves95%oftheenergyneededtomakeacompletelynewcan. Helptackleclimatechange Reducingtheenergyusedtomakeandtransportproductsmeanslesscarbondioxideisreleased intotheatmosphere.Recyclingalsocutstheamountsofmethane,anotherpowerfulgreenhouse gas,whichcanbegivenoffbybiodegradablematerialsastheyrotunderpressureinlandfillsites. LANDFILLS Landfillsaremassiveholesintheearthandoftenlocatedontheoutskirtsofcitiesandtowns wherethewasteiseventuallykeptatanditscontentsslowlydecomposeoverthecourseof severalcenturies.Inthepast,sitesweresimplycoveredwithearthandthetrashlefttoitsown devices.Modernlandfillsites,however,arebettermanagedtheyrelinedandcappedtostoptoxic chemicalsfromthetrashleakingintothesurroundingearthandpollutingnearbywatersources. Builtinsystemscaptureescapinggasesandliquids,withsomeexperimentsnowtakingplaceto recaptureenergyreleasedbythedecompositionprocess.Suitablesitesforlandfillsarebecoming scarce,though,andconcernstillexistsaboutthepotentialforleakage,especiallygroundwater contamination.
Reduce,Reuse,Recycle
There are three key factors when thinking about how to recycle The 3 Rs:
RecyclingDifferentMaterials
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. PlasticBottles Batteries GlassBottles MobilePhones Cardboard Cerealbox
RecyclingEtiquette
Recyclingcansometimesbeconfusinganditcanbedifficulttoknowwhetheryouare followingalltherightrules.Improveyourrecyclingeffortsbylearningsomerecycling etiquetterulesandcheckoutwhichtypeofcollectionisbestandwhydifferentareas recycleandcollectindifferentways.
WhatsinyourRubbishBin?
AlargepercentageofUKhouseholdsstilldonotrecycleenoughandthroweverythingthatthey considerrubbishintotheirordinarybin. Muchofthiswastecanberecycledandshouldbedisposedofseparatelytogeneralhousehold waste.Lookinsidethisrubbishbintoseehowmuchofthecontentsshouldactuallyhavebeen recycled.Checkourlistontherighttoseehowtorecycledifferentmaterials.