April 16, 2023
Why is Recycling Worth It?
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Ana Barrientos
I personally recycle so I thought this infographic was important. I think most people have heard of recycling and know how important it is but it is unfortunate that only 35% of people recycle. I liked the colors and pictures/icons used, especially the “The Future is green”. The infographic itself was simple but very informative and it wasn’t too confusing. Overall, great job!
Joseph Sanchez
The difference between those who know the importance of recycling and those who actually recycle is disheartening but also motivating. This makes me agree with your solution to begin recycling education early in life to make the future environmentally conscious. The data on lower-income families recycling less does push the idea that proper education needs to become mainstream. I am also now thinking about how we can incentivize recycling, as a way to increase effort.
Vianna Villarreal
A lot of good information about recycling it is extremely crucial that we do start taking into consideration that our environment is in deep need. As a species it is very hard to understand for many people that we rely on this planet to survive. But the infographic did have a lot of good information we can see percentages along with pictures that shows us the importance of recycling and the cause and effect from something as simple as pollution.
Atziry Juarez
Really good infographic! I do agree that recycling needs to be shown and acknowledged in places that have lower incomes. I’ve gone to little towns and noticed that they did not have any recycling bins. I thought this was odd since I’ve always seen houses with a trash bin and recycling bins, but this was not the case for the lower income households. I really liked how you said we should recycle to help our planet but I wondered if there were any organizations that were willing to help these low income families have access to these recycling bins? Or are there any volunteering opportunities to help people with low income recycle their waste?
Haley Aleman
Hello! I really enjoyed the usage of bar graphs throughout your infograph! I find them extremely easy to read as I’m sure many other do as well. The information and statistics are represented clearly here, and it is easy to read the trends between how many people recycle based off of their income. I found it especially interesting that the higher the income, the more likely someone is to recycle. As mentioned, I think providing incentives for people to recycle would increase the number of how many people recycle. I’m not sure what these incentives would realistically look like but I think the idea is a great starting point to get more people actually recycling in and outside of their households. Great job on this infograph.
A'marie Pollard
The pictures on the second slide are way too blurry. I like the other pictures but I wasn’t really into the infographic. I got bored. Needs to have an attention grabber to keep the reader engaged. I like the topic but overall not really. I would strongly suggest putting more information about why people should recycle and what can be made from recyclable materials. For instance, you can recycle clothes and those clothes can be used to give back to low-income communities or households.. etc
dolivaresvasqu
This infographic shows that many think recycling is important and should be a priority but not many do it because of convenience I believe. The chart shown proves this although income might be a major factor because of a lack of access to recycling bins or curbside pickup for recycling. Those with higher incomes tend to live in nicer areas that provide curbside pickup for recyclables every week, often lower income neighborhoods don’t have recycle bins out front.
Sebastian Hernandez-Soihit
Recycling is a very important and easy measure that we must become cultured to. Frames socioeconomic aspects of recycling which makes readers feel identified and potentially empowered to act
Bijou Davant
Throughout our childhoods and early educations, we learn the importance of recycling, but I think as we get older, the things we learn do not stay so important to us. I think recycling is something more people should do and it will be such a big impact on us!
Alexis Zepeda
Hello! Congratulations on a nomination! The fact right at the beginning really caught my eye. I think this fact proves that people do want to contribute to saving the Earth, but are just unsure of how to begin. I also think the fact that you mentioned that recycling is more of a challenge to lower-income families is something that cannot be looked over. Given that all people can relate to either circumstance, the idea of creating incentives is a great step in the right direction towards finding a solution to these issues. I think overall the infographic is informative and explained well. Great job!