W5 Essay For this essay, follow the Writing and Formatting Your Essay

W5 Essay
For this essay, follow the Writing and Formatting Your Essay Guidelines that you followed in the previous assignments. As always, please review my notes/comments in previous essays before submitting this assignment. Doing so will help you avoid repeating past mistakes.
W5 essay prompt:
Is recycling good for the environment?
For the above assignment, here are some articles for and against recycling. You are not required to use these, but you may, and you are encouraged to find additional online resources on your own:
(In your paper, the second line of each reference will be indented)

For:
Grabianowski, Ed. “How Recycling Works.” How Stuff Works. 17 Aug. 2007. science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/recycling.htm.14 Jan. 2016
“Recycling Basics.” United States Environmental Protection Agency. 16 Nov. 2015. www.epa.gov/recycle/recycling-basics. Accessed 14 Jan. 2016.
Vaughn, Adam. “Why Is Recycling Important? You Asked Google – Here’s the Answer.” The Guardian. 11 Nov. 2015. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/11/why-is-recycling-important-google-answer. Accessed 14 Jan. 2016.
Against:
Bauer, Mary. “The Negative Effects of Recycling Paper.” Livestrong. 22 June 2015. www.livestrong.com/article/159591-the-negative-effects-of-recycling-paper/. Accessed 14 Jan. 2016.
Cernansky, Rachel. “When Recycling Is Bad for the Environment.” Discover. 6 July 2009. discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/06-when-recycling-is-bad-for-the-environment. Accessed 14 Jan 2016.
Tierney, John. “The Reign of Recycling. The New York Times. 3 Oct. 2015.www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/opinion/sunday/the-reign-of-recycling.html?_r=0. Accessed 14 Jan. 2016
Westervelt, Amy. “Can Recycling Be Bad for the Environment?” Forbes. 25 Apr. 2012. www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2012/04/25/can-recycling-be-bad-for-the-environment/#2715e4857a0b466f311c2b37. Accessed 14 Jan. 2016.
In addition, you may use other sources on the internet to support your argument. (Note: all sources you use to support your argument need to be available to me on the Internet or through the MSU library databases.)
As with all essays written for this class, follow the specific guidelines outlined in the Writing and Formatting Your Essay Guidelines. In addition, review the Essay Grading Guidelines to be sure that you are meeting all criteria.
Remember, take a stand (thesis statement), then use topic sentences to introduce paragraphs that support your stand/thesis. Below are a few example topic sentences. You do NOT need to use these: I simply want to provide you examples of a clear topic sentence.
Yes:
• Recycling saves energy.
• Reusing paper or plastic saves natural resources.
• Recycling reduces waste sent to landfills.
No:
• Recycling encourages consumption of disposable items.
• The recycling process pollutes the air and water.
• Recycling is expensive.
References note:
Use a minimum of 2 authoritative, credible online sources to support your argument, at least 1 source in each body paragraph. Each quote should be introduced in the text: let the reader know in advance whom you are quoting and the context of the source. All sources are correctly cited in the text using parenthetical citations where needed, and each source is included in a Works Cited or Reference section at the end of the document, following either MLA or APA style guidelines (see course textbook) consistently. Do not cite sources in the body of the essay with Internet addresses (URLs), nor only use a URL for the reference at the end of the document.