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2006-11-09 12:13:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
The energy it takes to remelt and form a new glass object is but a fraction of the cost to produce virgin glass (or aluminum, steel, paper, plastic, or even wast food for that matter!).
When I refer to energy and costs, they are related numbers. All things cost the amount of energy it takes to produce them. Every single dollar can be simplified to the Energy it cost to get something to you. Anything that requires no energy to provide it to you is free (air and daylight are about all that is left!). The less energy used to produce a glass bottle allows for more energy to be put into the product or to be conserved for the next unit of product. This also limits our dependency on Energy.
Currently the bulk of the United States' Energy is produced with high environmental & political sacrefices. Recycling is just one piece (the piece you and I are responsible for) in improving that situation.
Thank you for your question.
2006-11-09 19:38:57 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because glass will never deteriorate and will sit in that poor landfill forever. If it's recycled, however, it can be made into items that can be used as new items again - such as glass "beads" to be used in street/highway pavement or gardening or aquarium marbles...
2006-11-09 12:24:33 · answer #2 · answered by sunflowerjean63 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It saves space in a landfill.
it takes less energy to recycle it than to manufacture it from scratch.
2006-11-09 12:23:48 · answer #3 · answered by Norman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To help save the environment.
2006-11-09 12:20:16 · answer #4 · answered by miss m. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it takes over 100 years to decompose.
2006-11-09 12:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by Red 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋