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Recycling is the process of turning waste materials into new products in order to reduce pollution, energy consumption, the consumption of fresh raw materials, and the waste of potentially useful materials. Paper, glass, plastic, and metals are among the materials that are gathered, sorted, and processed in order to create new products.

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Recycling is essential for lowering pollution, conserving energy, and protecting natural resources. We can reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and the need for raw materials by reusing materials like paper, plastic, and metal. Additionally, it reduces the amount of waste dumped in landfills, avoiding contamination of the land and water. Recycling boosts the economy by lowering waste management expenses and generating jobs. All things considered, it encourages sustainability and contributes to the creation of a more ecologically conscious future.

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Find recycling centers and services in your neighborhood.

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Knowing which materials, such as paper, plastic, glass, and metal, can be recycled in your community is the first step in recycling. To prevent contamination, keep containers clean and separate recyclables from trash. Use the recycling bin or drop-off location in your area, making sure to follow the material sorting instructions. To cut down on waste overall, don't put non-recyclables in the recycling bin, such as plastic bags or food scraps, and always remember to reduce and reuse.

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How2Recycle is a standardized labeling system that clearly communicates recycling instructions to the public. It involves a coalition of forward thinking brands who want their packaging to be recycled and are empowering consumers through smart packaging labels.

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The How2Recycle® Label is a standardized labeling system that clearly communicates recycling instructions to the public.

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Natural resources that are obtained or gathered from the earth and used in the manufacturing or processing of final product include metals, wood, oil, and agricultural products.

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Waste materials, including trash and debris, are disposed of by burying them in the ground in a designated landfill. Trash is usually stacked and compacted at this sizable, controlled location to reduce its negative effects on the environment. Materials are frequently used to line landfills in order to stop pollutants, such as hazardous chemicals, from seeping into the groundwater and soil. But if not controlled, they can release toxic gases like methane and cause environmental problems.

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What is a landfill?

Modern landfills are well-engineered and managed facilities for the disposal of solid waste. Landfills are located, designed, operated and monitored to ensure compliance with federal regulations. They are also designed to protect the environment from contaminants, which may be present in the waste stream. Landfills cannot be built in environmentally-sensitive areas, and they are placed using on-site environmental monitoring systems. These monitoring systems check for any sign of groundwater contamination and for landfill gas, as well as provide additional safeguards. Today's landfills must meet stringent design, operation and closure requirements established under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

Disposing waste in landfills is one part of an integrated waste management system. EPA encourages communities to consider the waste management hierarchy - favoring source reduction to reduce both the volume and toxicity of waste and to increase the useful life of manufactured products - when designing waste management systems.

What types of landfills are there?

Landfills are regulated under RCRA Subtitle D (solid waste) and Subtitle C (hazardous waste) or under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Subtitle D focuses on state and local governments as the primary planning, regulating and implementing entities for the management of nonhazardous solid waste, such as household garbage and nonhazardous industrial solid waste. Subtitle D landfills include the following:

Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) - Specifically designed to receive household waste, as well as other types of nonhazardous wastes.
Bioreactor Landfills - A type of MSWLF that operates to rapidly transform and degrade organic waste.

Industrial Waste Landfill - Designed to collect commercial and institutional waste (i.e. industrial waste), which is often a significant portion of solid waste, even in small cities and suburbs.

Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris Landfill - A type of industrial waste landfill designed exclusively for construction and demolition materials, which consists of the debris generated during the construction, renovation and demolition of buildings, roads and bridges. C&D materials often contain bulky, heavy materials, such as concrete, wood, metals, glass and salvaged building components.

Coal Combustion Residual (CCR) landfills - An industrial waste landfill used to manage and dispose of coal combustion residuals (CCRs or coal ash). EPA established requirements for the disposal of CCR in landfills and published them in the Federal Register April 17, 2015.

Subtitle C establishes a federal program to manage hazardous wastes from cradle to grave. The objective of the Subtitle C program is to ensure that hazardous waste is handled in a manner that protects human health and the environment. To this end, there are Subtitle C regulations for the generation, transportation and treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous wastes. Subtitle C landfills including the following:

Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) landfills - PCBs are regulated by the Toxic Substances Control Act. While many PCB decontamination processes do not require EPA approval, some do require approval.

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Basic Information about Landfills | US EPA

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Modern landfills are well-engineered and managed facilities for the disposal of solid waste. Landfills are located, designed, operated and monitored to ensure compliance with federal regulations. They are also designed to protect the environment from contaminants, which may be present in the waste stream.