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yes but there are so many processes involved in recycling so more energy is being used to create these products
I totally agree with your view points becky. It is vital that we implement sustainable development globally.
why should we recycle when its not going to make a big difference anyway because not everyone is going to do it. We have to pay for the recycling bins and all the annual fees every year because the government won't. You don't get any money for the materials we do recycle. Not everything can be recycled. It takes up too much time
Recycling is when we turn old, unwanted items into more useful products. For example, we can recycle used paper and turn it into toilet paper for other people to use.
This is important because it helps to preserve materials, such as plastics and metals, so that they don't run out as fast. If we resumed using up the materials that we do at a constant rate, we would need at total of three planet Earths to supply us with what we are using. It is estimated that these materials will run out in approximately thirty years so we will eventually have to find alternative materials to create the products we are making. Recycling can help slow down our consumption of these materials so they will be available for us to use in many years to come.
Recycling saves energy because the manufacturing process requires considerably less energy for the materials to be made. This also means that we don't have to use energy to get these materials in the first place. More energy is needed to extract, refine, transport and process raw materials ready for industry than recycling.
It reduces the amount of waste sent to landfill so this results in less pollution being created. Around 175 million tonnes of waste is sent to landfill and if we recycled even more this could be reduced significantly. When the rubbish is biodegrading, over ten different toxic gasses are released into the atmosphere creating pollution. Methane (a more potent greenhouse gas) is produced during landfill. It builds up pressure and begin to travel through the soil. Recent studies have shown that people living closer to landfills are more likely to suffer from lung and heart diseases.
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