× Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. It is an alternative to "conventional" waste disposal that can save material and help lower greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling can prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, thereby reducing: energy usage, air pollution (from incineration), and water pollution (from landfilling). Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" waste hierarchy.[1][2] Thus, recycling aims at environmental sustainability by substituting raw material inputs into and redirecting waste outputs out of the economic system.[3] There are some ISO standards related to recycling such as ISO 15270:2008 for plastics waste and ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management control of recycling practice. Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, cardboard, metal, plastic, tires, textiles, and electronics. The composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste—such as food or garden waste—is also considered recycling.[4] Materials to be recycled are either brought to a collection center or picked up from the curbside, then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new materials destined for manufacturing. In the strictest sense, recycling of a material would produce a fresh supply of the same material—for example, used office paper would be converted into new office paper or used polystyrene foam into new polystyrene. However, this is often difficult or too expensive (compared with producing the same product from raw materials or other sources), so "recycling" of many products or materials involves their reuse in producing different materials (for example, paperboard) instead. Another form of recycling is the salvage of certain materials from complex products, either due to their intrinsic value (such as lead from car batteries, or gold from circuit boards), or due to their hazardous nature (e.g., removal and reuse of mercury from thermometers and thermostats).

× Our community aims to create environmentally friendly neighbourhoods through the simple act of pledging to be eco friendly. By simply pledging your community at join@ecoland.com, you are helping make the world a better, and greener place. We have simple rules and guidelines to follow to be a green community; 1. COMMIT TO COMPOSITING: More than 50% of the trash thrown in the Pacific Ocean is organic. Instead of throwing away your green waste, composit it and use the fertile soil to grow your favorite vegetables! 2. SWITCH OFF: Electricity is expensive to generate and wgen it is powered by coal or diesel it has a damaging effect on the environment. You can save electricity, and money, by switching off lights and appliances when you arent using them. 3. RECYCLE Recycling is one of our top priorities here at Ecoland, so much so that huge incentives are given to top participators in our comminty including free Wifi. At Ecoland, we have a two stream method of recycling to effectively dispose of all our recyclable materials, so that we as a community can reduse waste and harmful greenhouse gas emissions.