Answer:
What is the purpose of recycling?
The purpose of recycling is to reuse old things to prevent additional trash going into wastelands/beaches/where ever they end up.
What are the benefits of recycling?
When companies use old products (recycling them), it reduces the amount of new products needing to be made. So, rather than using a tree to make paper, they would use old consumer's paper instead.
What, if any, negative effects does recycling have?
I personally can't think of any negative effects.It's not even that out of the way of day to day life. If something's going in the bin, you might as well put it in a recycling bin (if it's recycle safe).
Should recycling be required?
Yes. I do believe recycling should be required. It will help minimize trash in the environment reusing the blastic bottles, paper or whatever instead of feeding it to the turtles. It's not too far out of the way either. As mentioned above, it can be incorperated into day to day life. By recycling, we are opening up new job positions that will protect the environment.
However, recycling can be bad for the "new product" industry because people are using less and less new products each year in favor of eco friendly/recycled material industries.
Okay, I know the question said write three opposing arguments to why recycling should be required, but... I can't think of anything else. Good luck with your assignment and let me know if you've got questions about my answer.
