Just as more and more people voice concern about climate change, recycling rates— the one natural, Earth-friendly act that practically everyone can participate in — have remained frustratingly stagnant. New research suggests a positive path to increasing engagement in recycling. By promoting the practice, one person inspires more people to follow through.
If you observe clearly, it’s easy to notice the growing importance of recycling in our society. Brightly colored eco-friendly material bins sit next to their garbage counterparts on a trash day, and recycling containers are close to vending machines or printers in most workplaces. As the growth of environmentally-practices moves forward, recycling plays an even more significant role in the lives of the future generation.
Here are a few simple ideas on how you can promote recycling.
Spread the Word
It can start as a Facebook post, a tweet, or an Instagram story. Show people how you recycle the products you use and let them know of its advantages. If you want to catch your neighbors’ attention, write an article for your local newspaper and explain the benefits of recycling. If you have a particular writing gift, you can start your own regular, weekly, or monthly column, which offers readers tips and tricks on how to recycle their waste correctly.
Give Assistance
Recycling can be a daunting and overwhelming task at first. Offering help to people who want to start recycling is a sure way to make them do it continuously. You can advise on what colors their garbage cans should be to what items or products are recyclable. You can also support multiple people through leading community recycling programs. With your guidance, you can potentially transfer empowering awareness and sustain long-term commitment.
Awareness Campaigns
Environmental organizations all over the world conduct awareness campaigns to help conserve the environment. Some of these are fun runs, beach clean-ups, and bans of plastics. To further motivate your community to recycle, you can lead fun recycling programs. With this, children of the community also learn how to be more eco-conscious.
Support Recyclable Products
One of the most significant ways to promote recycling is to support companies that offer and produce recyclable products. With landfills overflowing and toxic gas emissions, more companies have been coming out with eco-conscious products. Support and buy these products that create a demand in the market for more eco-friendly and recyclable products.
Most people are already increasing their efforts to go “green,” but you can always promote to encourage more people. With aiming to reduce the carbon footprint, we can all drastically contribute to the environment’s state. There are many ways to promote recycling, but there is no shame in starting simple and easy.
Recently, Bidi Vapor has launched its eco-conscious initiative – the BIDI® Cares initiative. The recycling program aims to motivate its consumers to a more eco-friendly usage of BIDI® Sticks. It’s made with recyclable components like its high-quality battery and medical-rate pad. Bidi Vapor has recently launched a program focused on promoting sustainable practices of using the BIDI® Stick. With the BIDI® Cares program, we strive to create a mindset within our consumers of caring for the environment.