Running Head: Recycling Around the World 1 Recycling Around the World 6 Recycling Around the World Student Name PSYCH 2301.7…. Professor Ott Date Abstract Recycling seems like a very small and non-significant gesture from the human race, but in reality, recycling is much more important than we think. Ever since I was in elementary school, I have heard about how important recycling is, and how much it helps the environment, but I did not truly understand as to “why” until now. Recycling is important for several reasons, one of the reasons being that it helps reduce pollution. Whenever the trash at landfills sit for so long, they start releasing harmful chemicals and greenhouse gases (like carbon dioxide and methane) into our atmosphere. If us as humans could start recycling a lot more, we could even help preserve our rainforests, which everyone knows, is dying at a fast pace. Everyone by now has seen a picture (or a few), on how much the trash we throw out effect even the animals in our ocean. Not all countries recycle, but those who do, have different methods as to how to get people to participate. We need to start caring for our planet earth, our only home. Recycling Around the World and Its Importance Like I stated before, recycling has a major effect on our environment and whether we realize it or not, recycling affects us, humans, daily. Sustainability is defined as “avoidance of the depletion of natural resources to maintain an ecological balance,” with this being said, we as humans depend (whether directly or indirectly) on our environment, which is why protection our Earth is so important. According to UAF, if we reduce the impact of the resource processing, more clean water would be available for use, which would also improve our health because there would be less pollution. Therefore, we would live a healthier life on earth. There are several different ways we could use the waste we create and turn it into something useful, in fact, some of the countries with the highest recycling percentage do just that. I believe that culture plays a very big part in how we care about our environment. Foreign countries seem to care more about the environment and are willing to do whatever they came to keep it clean. An example of a country that takes great pride in being clean is Japan. Japan is one of the cleanest cities in the world, they take pride in their city and making sure it looks nice. Culture shouldn’t stop us on doing what's right, the only thing we need to work on is communication and a better understanding on what recycling is. I think the biggest issue is lack of knowledge, because if there is no relevant knowledge how can people spread the word about how impo.

1. Running Head: Recycling Around the World
1
Recycling Around the World
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Recycling Around the World
Student Name
PSYCH 2301.7….
Professor Ott
Date
Abstract
Recycling seems like a very small and non-significant gesture

2. from the human race, but in reality, recycling is much more
important than we think. Ever since I was in elementary school,
I have heard about how important recycling is, and how much it
helps the environment, but I did not truly understand as to
“why” until now. Recycling is important for several reasons,
one of the reasons being that it helps reduce pollution.
Whenever the trash at landfills sit for so long, they start
releasing harmful chemicals and greenhouse gases (like carbon
dioxide and methane) into our atmosphere. If us as humans
could start recycling a lot more, we could even help preserve
our rainforests, which everyone knows, is dying at a fast pace.
Everyone by now has seen a picture (or a few), on how much
the trash we throw out effect even the animals in our ocean. Not
all countries recycle, but those who do, have different methods
as to how to get people to participate. We need to start caring
for our planet earth, our only home.
Recycling Around the World and Its Importance
Like I stated before, recycling has a major effect on our
environment and whether we realize it or not, recycling affects
us, humans, daily. Sustainability is defined as “avoidance of the
depletion of natural resources to maintain an ecological
balance,” with this being said, we as humans depend (whether
directly or indirectly) on our environment, which is why
protection our Earth is so important. According to UAF, if we
reduce the impact of the resource processing, more clean water
would be available for use, which would also improve our

3. health because there would be less pollution. Therefore, we
would live a healthier life on earth. There are several different
ways we could use the waste we create and turn it into
something useful, in fact, some of the countries with the highest
recycling percentage do just that.
I believe that culture plays a very big part in how we care
about our environment. Foreign countries seem to care more
about the environment and are willing to do whatever they came
to keep it clean. An example of a country that takes great pride
in being clean is Japan. Japan is one of the cleanest cities in the
world, they take pride in their city and making sure it looks
nice. Culture shouldn’t stop us on doing what's right, the only
thing we need to work on is communication and a better
understanding on what recycling is. I think the biggest issue is
lack of knowledge, because if there is no relevant knowledge
how can people spread the word about how important matters
are.
Research
It is no surprise that the United States does not measure up
to the world’s top recycling nations, according to a Forbes
article, out of the 34 different countries, the United States
comes in at 18th place! Not the best but also not the worst. The
U.S has tried to encourage people to recycle by putting a 5-10
cent value on cans or bottles, but even then, only 32% of the
total waste in the United States is recycled (babble.com).
According to the research I have done, Germany leads the
scoreboard at a whopping recycling rate of 65%, then comes
Switzerland with 51%, Sweden with 50%, and lastly, the United
States at 32-35%. I believe the reason why these countries have
such high recycling rates is that they find the use of the waste,
for example, in Germany, they have a recycling bin just for
dead animals, yes you heard right, DEAD animals.
They take these dead animals to a facility nearby and use them
by rendering their fat which is later used in lip balms and other
products. Another incentive that Germany uses to push their

4. citizens to recycle is by charging them for garbage disposal. For
a 60-liter bin, you would have to pay approximately $9 USD
(the bigger the bin, the higher the price), which does add up,
BUT recycling is free! (babble.com). In Switzerland, the
country charges for their disposal of junk; an expensive grey
bag that can range anywhere from $1.64 to $9.60 EACH.
Therefore, people are careful as to what they throw out.
Switzerland also placed a landfill ban, meaning that all non-
recycled waste must be incinerated. Makes sense why their
recycling rate is one of the highest in the world! Sweden has
always been known to have a passion for recycling; they always
try to be ahead of the game. By burning up the waste, Sweden is
capable of powering a quarter of a million homes, which is
completely amazing! Another fun fact about Sweden’s recycling
statistic is that at one point they ran out of garbage and started
accepting trash from Norway!
Critical thinking
I have always been interested and informed on how
important recycling is, but during the research process, I have
learned a lot more than I expected. Mother earth is fragile, and
we must take care of her, it is the only place we can call home. I
believe that as a young person I must keep my family informed
as to why recycling is important, and the small steps we can
take that would make a huge difference.
In conclusion, we as humans have to keep in mind that we must
care for our earth. There are so many different ways we can
incentivize people to recycle, but the effort and motivation are
not there, starting with our government. We must start soon, as
our environment is deteriorating day by day. Essentially, if we
do not care about recycling, we are not caring about other living
things like the animals in the ocean who either swallow our
plastic and waste, or get stuck on it and die, but since we hardly
see that actually happening, we don’t think about it twice. WE
are the future; WE are the change this world needs.

5. References
Carriere, and Nadia Carriere. “Recycling Around the World: 7
Practices We Should Adopt from Other Countries.” Babble,
Babble, 2013, www.babble.com/travel/recycling-around-the-
world-7-practices-we-should-adopt-from-other-countries/.
McCarthy, Niall. “The Countries Winning The Recycling Race
[Infographic].” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 4 Mar. 2016,
www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2016/03/04/the-countries-
winning-the-recycling-race-infographic/#515ede272b3d.
“Why Is Recycling Important.” Why-Recycle | Office of
Sustainability, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 6 Dec. 2017,
15:19, www.uaf.edu/sustainability/recycling-program/why-
recycle/index.xml.
Running head: Child Care
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Child Care
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6. The Volunteers in Child Care
Student Name
PSYC 2301.7…’
Professor Ott
Date
Abstract
Childcare is a form of care that exists for many working
families. It’s a way for them to go out and earn money and
know that their children are safe in the hands of others. Many
volunteers are women and some of these women happen to be
mother’s themselves. It can be questioned whether these
mothers who volunteer for childcare do it because of the age of
their kids. It has as well been questioned if them having kids at
all affects their likelihood to volunteer. However, the
correlation cannot truly be set and stone. Although, there are
some positive and negative trends in regards to the ages of their
children, there isn’t a definite correlation one can make between
the two concepts.

7. Key Words: Child Care, Mothers, Volunteers.
Volunteers in Childcare
In the United States, it has become more and more
common for families to turn to some form of childcare. There
are 75.2 percent of full-time mothers who use a form of
childcare for at least part of the time they’re away. In contrast,
part-time mother’s use childcare 86.3 percent of the time
(Glynn). There can be multiple factors that volunteers consider
when they consider participating in this job.
Research
When mothers apply for childcare, it can be difficult for
them because they have children of their own. However, many
still wish to apply so they can help other mother’s alike. They
as well choose to apply because they would like to be with their
child if they can help it. However, for these same reasons, many
with children of their own may choose to not volunteer at any
place. Taking this into account, if mothers have multiple
children will they be likely to help with childcare or would they
be less likely to volunteer?
In the table above there are differing opinions mothers
have when choosing to volunteer or not based on the age of
their children. In the United States as the years went on the
percentage of mother’s who were volunteering in childcare
continued to grow in each age group. The age that these mothers

8. participated the most in was when their child was around the
age of 6-13 years old (70%) in 1987. This is compared in 87’
when the mothers who did have a child around the age of 0-2
years old filled 53% of the positions. This trend, however, isn’t
the same for Belgium. For Belgium, yes, the number of mothers
overall increased or remained the same over the years.
However, in 1987 61% of the mothers with a child who was 6-
13 years old volunteered, this is compared to mothers with
children who were 0-2 years old (67%). The number of
volunteers decreased due to various factors. Belgium and the
United States are unlike Italy. Italy’s statistics increased over
the years however their volunteer percentages that were women
with children weren’t very high in the first place. In fact, their
highest percentages were in 87’ with women who had children
that were 3-5 years old (47%). However, that number was
nowhere high compared to both Belgium and the United States
(Goulet).
Critical Thinking
When I started to volunteer at childcare, I would notice the
women around me who worked. I would notice that many of
them had their own reasons for helping, as well as if their
children played a factor when it comes to helping in childcare.
In fact, the women who run the child care all have children of
their own. It was something that I had wondered for a while
now, if that possibly contributed at all to their choice of career.
Doing this research allowed me to understand more in-depth
that thought process.
Overall one can see that the number of women that choose
to volunteer isn’t necessarily based on whether they have
children or not. It as well isn’t primarily based on the age if
their child too. However, there are some correspondences that
each year, the number of volunteers increased with the age their
child. However, the numbers fluctuated too much to come up
with a precise conclusion that shows there is a direct correlation
between the two aspects.

9. References
Glynn, S. J. (2012, October 31). Fact Sheet: Child Care.
Retrieved April 04, 2018, from
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2012/0
8/16/11978/fact-sheet-child-care/
Goulet, H. (1988). Child Care In OECD Countries. Child
Care,124-126. Retrieved April 4, 2018, from
https://www.oecd.org/els/emp/4343133.pdf.
Women Volunteers based on the age of their children
0-2 years 1983 United States Italy Belgium 45 43
66.5 0-2 years 1987 United States Italy Belgium 53
45 67 3-5 years 1983 United States Italy
Belgium 57 42 63 3-5 years 1987 United States
Italy Belgium 67 47 67 6-13 years 1983
United States Italy Belgium 65 40 53 6-13
years 1987 United States Italy Belgium 70 46 61
PSYC2301 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY RESEARCH PAPER
Students in General Psychology courses
will write a 3 to 5-page research paper on a Social
Responsibility issue.
1. Social responsibility includes the engagement of each person
towards the community where (s)he lives, works or goes to
school.
a. Examples are taking part in cleaning up the street by picking

10. up trash regularly where you live, taking part in an organization
or an event, rendering social services to children or older
adults, etc. Participating in activities like recycling, clubs you
belong too, volunteering (such as Service Learning), mentoring
and making it a lifestyle.
b. Every individual has a responsibility to act in a manner that
is useful to society and not solely to the individual.
2. You will use APA formatting and the total assignment should
be no more than five pages. The body of the paper will contain
five paragraphs, and each paragraph will contain 3 to 5
sentences. Do NOT triple space the cover page, paragraphs or
headings. Use spell and grammar check.
a. Paragraph 1 will be the introduction;
b. paragraph 2 will be RESEARCH (header) on how one should
adjust one’s actions to interact with someone from another
culture successfully;
c. paragraph 3 you will create a chart on the statistics you found
as well as explain your findings on 3; ( Dog adoption rate, )
d. paragraph 4 will contain CRITICAL THINKING (header)
which should be about how your attitude or beliefs have
changed, especially with diverse people or your private life and
the insights you have gained from what you have learned;
e. paragraph 5 will be the conclusion.
3. The final page should have the word, References, centered at
the top of the page.
a. Be sure to cite your references in your document as well as
the Reference page.
Do NOT copy and paste into this paper. Use your own words.
APA format is shown at the following link:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/. The
Academic Skills Center (Writing Area) (A322) to have them
check your paper.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Essays containing plagiarized material
will automatically earn a grade of zero. If you are not familiar
with the concept of plagiarism, please visit the Academic Skills

11. Center.
Grading Criteria (100 points total):
1. 30 pts. – Fulfillment of assignment “Objective” described
above.
2. 40 pts. – Creativity and genuineness in conceiving, designing
and executing your project.
3. 10 pts. – Table or graph with explanation of research found
4. 10 pts. – Clearly written paper (introduction, organization of
ideas and conclusion)
5. 10 pts. - Grammar, Spelling and following the “Paper
Format” instructions above.
APA format:
Running Head: APA Paper According to 6th Edition
1
APA Paper According to 6th Edition (centered on page, DS)
Name of Student
PSYC 2301.70000
Professor Ott
Date
Cover Page:
Shortened Title up to 50 characters 2
Abstract
Write a brief (between 150 and 250 words) summary of your

12. paper in an accurate, concise, and specific manner.
Abstract page:
Shortened Title up to 50 characters
4
References
Cummings, J. N., Butler, B., & Kraut, R. (2002). The quality of
online social relationships. Communications of the ACM,
45(7), 103-108.
Last Name, F. M. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Pages
From - To.
Last Name, F. M. (Year). Book Title. City Name: Publisher
Name.
Shortened Title up to 50 characters
3
[Title Here, up to 12 Words, on One to Two Lines]
The body of your paper uses a half-inch first line indent and is
double-spaced. APA style provides for up to five heading
levels, but we will use four headings for this paper. Note that
the word Introduction should not be used as an initial heading,
as it’s assumed that your paper begins with an introduction.
Research
Information about subject. Cite your reference in your document
in the following way (Last Name, Year).
Explain the table or graph you have created above on the
statistics you found as well as explain your findings on three
countries.
Critical Thinking
Explain how your attitude or beliefs have changed, especially
with diverse people or your private life and the insights you
have gained from what you have learned.
Conclusion – do not use as a header.

13. Reference:
Body:
Social Media
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