Recycling, Reducing, and Reusing Dasheen M. Jennings Ecology and Environmental Sustainability | SCI201 A05 Instructor: Jennifer Parker-wright July 31, 2013

Recycling, Reducing, and Reusing 1 “Richmond, VA (WTVR) – More people are living in Virginia. According to a new study,
Virginia’s population is outpacing the rest of the nation. Virginia’s population grew by 2.3% between 2010 and July of 2012. At the same time, the United States’ population grew by
1.7%.More than half of the State’s growth occurred in Northern Virginia, Virginia Beach, and
Richmond. The study, done by demographers at the University of Virginia, also puts the states current population at 8.2 million.” (http://wtvr.com) when I read these amazing facts, I was blown away I didn’t know that Virginia has grown and still is growing. I remember when I first moved to Virginia, at the teenager age, I couldn’t believe that this state was so big and the scenery was beautiful. In the Richmond, we have a recycling bin that collects metal, plastics, and paper. This company has a website I would like to put some information: “Since 1985,
Richmond Recycling has been one of the Mid-Atlantic’s premier recycling centers. One of the reasons for our success is we pay TOP DOLLAR for your scrap metals, batteries, converters, appliances, and electric motors.”(http://www.rrdi.com) I like the information that they put tell the people, what services they can provide to the community. The people in the Hopewell community bin is where I live, we pretty much have a recycling bin in cavalier square. This bin is located on the