The state of North Carolina has recently put into effect a law banning plastic bottles from the landfills.
Now, this doesn't mean that the state will be sending out officials to go through people's trash to see they're obeying the law.
It's simply their way of making the residents realize just how much plastic goes into the trash each year.
The use of plastic has steadily increased in the state of North Carolina over the past several years.
It's estimated that a little over 25,000 pounds of plastic bottles are discarded every couple of hours and that is what led to this ban.
This is such a waste when all of this plastic could be recycled and put to good use.
The law was put in place in hopes that it will help encourage people to recycle and be responsible citizens when it comes to doing their part to help the environment.
It will be up to each individual household to adhere to the law and take all of their plastic bottles to the recycling center nearest them, if they don't have recycling pick-up in their area.
The only way the ban will be a success is if the residents do their part and obey the law.
Eventually, there may be many more states putting this type of ban in place.
Recycling is becoming more important every day and it's not something that's going to fad away after awhile.
Anything that can be recycled, regardless of how large or small it is, should be.
As a whole, we have a responsibly to take care of this planet and recycling is a big part of doing just that.
Don't wait for your state to put a ban in place to try and force you to see the importance of recycling.
Today is a good day to start making changes in your lifestyle.
Recycle plastic bottles, aluminum cans and anything else that you can.
The decisions you make today have a huge impact on the fate of the planet's future.