Recycling has been around for a very long time but it became popular in the ’70s with homes recycling glass, plastic and metal. However recycling actually started long before that time. There was recycling during World War II when Americans recycled metals by the ton. During the depression era in the ’30s housewives recycled flour sacks into dish towels, pillowcases, aprons and even into children’s clothing. And paper has been recycled in Britain for over 90 years.  Now with computers, modems, monitors, etc. we’re into a totally different type of recycling.

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