Why you should recycle

By recycling…

You promote the “circular economy”!
You significantly reduce the amount of waste ending up in landfills. This saves substantial financial resources that municipalities must pay as a “landfill tax” for waste sent to landfill that could have been recycled.
You help reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHG), which aggravate global environmental problems (see the Greenhouse Effect), with significant impacts on human health, biodiversity, ecosystems, etc.
You take part in achieving Climate Neutrality.
You help save natural resources.
You contribute to saving the energy required to produce new products.
You contribute to the creation of new jobs (e.g. in the recycling and processing sectors).
You raise your environmental awareness and become a better consumer.
You take part in a common effort to reduce waste and improve quality of life.
You help preserve the environment for future generations.