| Buying new things all of the time can be great fun. | | | | recycling costs more money and energy than making |
| Seeing every bit of computer equipment looking new | | | | new things. However, you need to consider that |
| and shiny can be very satisfying. However, many | | | | recycling does protect the environment in other ways |
| people do not consider what harm they are doing to | | | | than saving energy alone. It will stop so much rubbish |
| the environment with all of their new purchases. | | | | being put into land fill and that can be a huge problem - |
| It is easy to get second hand things which work just | | | | not only space wise but also because of pollution. |
| as well and cost less as well. For example, some used | | | | There is also the issue of starting a trend. As things |
| Cisco switches can be a great bargain and by buying | | | | become more popular they become more efficient |
| them you are saving them from going into land fill. | | | | and cheaper and this will be the case with recycling. |
| They will be pretty hidden among your equipment and | | | | This means that by getting into good habits and |
| after using them for a while you will hardly remember | | | | starting to do it now, we will be able to continue with it, |
| whether you bought them new or second hand. A | | | | teach our children and grand children how to do it and |
| refurbished Cisco router for example, can save you a | | | | soon it will be something that everyone does |
| great deal of money and should work just as well as a | | | | automatically. Buying new things may not be so |
| brand new one. | | | | common - people may start looking for second hand, |
| Many people are still not that concerned about the | | | | recycled and refurbished things which will mean that |
| environment and do not consider way to help it. It is a | | | | there is far less waste. So look around and see what |
| shame as well that certain reports can put people off | | | | things you can do and find in order to have less impact |
| recycling. It has been said that certain energy saving | | | | on the environment. Your efforts will not make a huge |
| measures are actually worse for the environment. | | | | difference but if you can get other people to do it too |
| Wind turbines for example can cost more because of | | | | and support this industry, then you will be a small part |
| the materials to make them than they can save in | | | | of the big solution to environmental damage. |
| renewable energy. Here are also things said that | | | | |