What are recycling ? What is the benefit of recycling ?
Answers
Recycling is a way to reduce the amount of garbage that is thrown away. ... The garbage is sent to landfills, where some of it pollutes the land and air. As a result of recycling, some things that would have been thrown away are reused instead in new products.
Benefits of Recycling
Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators.
Conserves natural resources such as timber, water and minerals.
Increases economic security by tapping a domestic source of materials.
Prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials.
Saves energy.
Answer:
Recycling reduces the need for extracting (mining, quarrying and logging), refining and processing raw materials. All of these create substantial air and water pollution. As recycling saves energy it also reduces greenhouse gas emissions, which helps to tackle climate change.