When materials are recycled, doesn't it cost just as much, and use just as many fossil fuels to recycle the goods as it would to make them from raw material? How is recycling a good thing if that's the case?
2007-04-03 05:37:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
You have to look at it item by item. I used to wonder why people were so big on recycling glass - its not like we're going to run out of sand, after all. Then I learned that recycling glass uses less energy than producing it. So, it depends on what the item is.
2007-04-03 05:41:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes the trick that I know about was they got a grant to start a recycle business . That was good but they got caught carrying some to the land fill after dark to dispose of.
2007-04-03 08:34:59 · answer #2 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an example lets think about Aluminium. The aluminium ore, bauxite, has to be mined, transported |(from wherever to wherever) and then the aluminium separated out using electrolysis. This is a very expensive process.
To recycle an aluminium can the transportation costs are far less and it just needs to be heated to that it melts.
2007-04-03 05:42:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it takes less energy, and (this is the main point) fewer raw materials to produce the same end product vs. using non-recycled matierials.
2007-04-03 05:40:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
^The examples of glass and aluminum above are good ones. I'd also say look at Paper. Trees take a long time to grow, then you have to cut them down, process them, and so on. Recycling basically takes paper that already exists and reprocesses it into new paper. Alot more efficient!
2007-04-03 05:46:44 · answer #5 · answered by rob1977nc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know a company in scunthorpe that recycles old computers and IT equipment and stops them from going into land fill, you can find this company @ secondbyteit.com or by ringing the company direct on 01724 280055 ask for ash or judy and they will assist anyone with old IT equipment.
2007-04-03 10:52:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is better to use what we have over again, because we might run out of the raw materials.
2007-04-03 06:20:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may want to document your "facts". Preservation of our natural resources should be mandatory regardless of the cost. I suppose that your solution would be to simply throw everything into the landfills until we're living in our own garbage.
2007-04-03 07:27:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋