the benefit of recycling?

Answer 1

recycling is ok in theory, but i dont like it. it create a whole industry around waste and creates a whole bunch more waste to process that waste.

a much better thing is to reduce consumption, have less disposable items and learn to live more sustainably and less disposably.

we all just justify our wasteful ways by acting virtuous by recycling

Answer 2

There are huge benefits from recycling, the primary effect is on the local economy, with jobs created in your community. The materials collected can then be sold bringing local funds back to your economy, whether this be to individuals, companies or local government / councils.

By not recycling, we end up using more raw materials, more energy to produce the product and release huge amounts of Co2. The additional cost incurred to the manufacturer is ultimately passed on to the consumer.

By recycling aluminium cans, it takes only 4% of the energy to recycle them than to produce them from raw materials. Saving 64 300 kWh/t. Taking the UK average price of 7.52p/kWh, this equates to a saving of £4 835/t of aluminium in energy costs and emissions of about 29t of Co2. This is enough to power a Virgin Pendolino train for 4537km, that's over 15 one-way journeys from London Euston to Manchester Picadilly.

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http://howtosaveenergy.blogspot.com/2007/04/why-recycle.html

So as you can see, recycling can be beneficial financially and environmentally, however by not recycling additional landfills will need to be constructed by government paid through increases in council taxes. So not only is this a personal commitment, this is a community commitment, spread the word and reap the benefits that recycling can gain for your local economy.

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Answer 3

By recycling all of our iron, steel, aluminum, and other alloy products as we do to a very great extent means that not as much of the ores of those products have to be mined and processed into new materials. It save energy and reduces end product costs.

Answer 4

Recycling can help reuse the stuff you throw away so we wouldn't have to keep cutting down natural resources.

Answer 5

You use up less natural resources i.e. if you recycle paper, they don't need to cut down trees to make new paper.

Answer 6

Less waste. Less need to create new products, which costs much more energy and resources to make.

Answer 7

Makes the land fill last longer, because it takes longer to fill up if less stuff is buried there.