Our society is changing in many ways, some for the better and some for the worse. One area we can be happy about is that environmental awareness is at an all time high and even people who choose not to change their behavior to help the environment are aware of this increasing trend. The rest of society is beginning to change their attitudes toward the environment and come to a better understanding of their relationship with the world around them.

Recycling is not a new concept and has in fact been in use for many decades, however it is just recently that the masses are adopting this practice into their everyday lives. As a result corporations’ marketing departments are charging full force to offer consumers a plethora of “environmentally-friendly” products, many of which are made of recycled materials. This is definitely a positive change and a step in the right direction, however recycling is a just a band-aide for the waste producing society we have all grown up in and around.
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