# Recycling Green Living Guy TV Segment with NYCMedia (Video)

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2017/05/recycling-green-living-guy-tv-segment/
- Published: 2017-05-04T15:27:12-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

My first TV segment on recycling as: The Green Living Guy. For everyone who knows
me, they understand my appreciation for recycling!  This video I did with [NYCMedia](https://www.nyc.gov/site/media/index.page)
shows you what’s up!  I give you some tricks you actually might not have known. 
So please check this one out.

Yet here’s some of the content (not completely but mostly) from the segment about
the facts on why!!!

## Recycle That!

Did you know that Americans create [254 million tons](https://greenlivingguy.com/2016/09/10-common-recycling-mistakes-americans-make/)
of waste each year. All so and that $7 billion worth of waste is recyclable material.
That which ends up in landfills because of improper disposal? Do you remember when
we were told not to recycle the caps to plastic bottles?

Many people still think it’s not good to do that. Yet, it’s actually one of the 
most common [recycling mistakes](https://greenlivingguy.com/2017/01/plastic-straws-stop-littering-now-please-stoplittering-com-explains-why-how/)
we make nowadays.

![120F0CE0-E5B2-419F-86CB-9CCC44652215](https://i0.wp.com/greenlivingguy.com/wp-
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Shoutout to Little Darling Productions for taking this photo for me!  What a professional
crew  OMG!

### Many Things to Recycle

There are many things we can do to better our recycling efforts. So one of the first
steps to doing something better is to understand. Especially what you’re doing incorrectly.

Thank you.

### Conclusion

I love what recycling is and what it can do for our environment. Unfortunately, 
there are people out there who don’t realize how important this is. They call themselves“
anti-recycling”. For they claim that they’re doing something good by keeping their
plastic and paper waste out of the recycling bin. These people pour their plastic
bottles into the trash. All which can end up in the landfill. They put their newspapers
in the recycling bin I have noticed if you put them by train stations or work. Instead
of them ending up in the landfill. They put their food scraps in the garbage versus
composting. That which can end up in the landfill.

So these are just a few examples of the ways in which people waste resources. I 
mean contribute to the overall problem of global contamination. The best part about
recycling is that it doesn’t require any extra effort. And it’s downright easy to
do! All you really need is a [recycling bin in your home](https://greenlivingguy.com/2025/10/home-depot-fluorescent-recycling-made-easy/).
Finally, a few pieces of plastic and paper. Those that you might want to recycle.

If you want to reduce your environmental footprint and help the planet, you need
to start recycling. Here’s how!