Recycling Timeline

By egarfield

  • Start to Recycling

    Start to Recycling
    Hippies embrace recyling. They encourage people around America to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

  • Recyling Centers

    Recyling Centers
    Hippies and other groups start small scale recycling centers. Typically, the centers were run through food banks.

  • Earth Day

    Earth Day
    April 22, 1970, was the the first celebrated Earth Day.

  • Open Dumping

    Open Dumping
    A law is put into action stating there is no more open dumping.

  • Mobro

    Mobro
    The garbage barge Mobro roams the Eastern Seaboard, searching for a place to unload. This stirs controversy-- making recycling and landfills hot topics.

  • Reduction

    Reduction
    Programs for recyling and trash reduction are implemented.

  • Curbside Recycling

    Curbside Recycling
    In Minnesota, curbside recycling becomes a law.

  • Tire Recycling

    Tire Recycling
    Tire recycling becomes popular-- especially in universities.

  • Recycling Laws

    Recycling Laws
    140 recycling laws are passed in 38 US States.

  • Global

    Global
    Recycling goes global. America inspired other countries around the world to help save the planet.