World Humanitarian Day
When you reduce the number of things you buy, you separate your wants from your needs and buy things in less packaging which means less waste ending up in landfill or being incinerated. Recycling generally produces less carbon emissions than creating brand new products and when you recycle materials it can help reduce deforestation, minimise greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, reduce energy consumption and eliminates the need for new raw materials to make products. Recycling one tonne of paper prevents 19 trees being cut down. Trees help to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which reduce greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.