Rejoice the recreation of recycled goods
Recycling reduces the inputs (energy and raw materials) in
addition to considerably reducing the amount of waste produced for ultimate
disposal.
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According to a study conducted by the Technical University of
Denmark, recycling is the most efficient method to dispose of 80% of household
waste. Household wastes such as different items of paper, plastics etc can be safely and economically recycled to
manufacture other daily use products.
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Recycling paper requires a small percentage of wood fibers.
However, recycling plastic saves 70% of the energy used in creating new plastic
while, paper recycling saves 40% of the energy required to make a new product.
The resources being processed are purer and so less energy is needed to process
them.
Some materials like aluminum by far the most efficient material
to recycle can be recycled indefinitely. Aluminum recycling saves 95% of the
energy cost of processing new aluminum because the melting temperature is
reduced to 2/3 rd of the original (900 °C to 600 °C).
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Recycling utilizes less energy for processing and for
transportation from the place of extraction (e.g. bauxite/aluminum ore mines in
Brazil) By suing less energy for processing and transportation the
environmental, social, and usually the economic costs of manufacturing are
greatly reduced. For example, bauxite mines in Brazil displace indigenous
people, create noise pollution from blasting, machinery and transport, and
create air pollution in the form of particulates (dust). The habitat loss and
visual destruction is negative both to the aesthetic qualities of the areas as
well as the local environment.
The most commonly used methods for waste disposal (landfill,
pyrolysis, incineration) are environmentally damaging and unsustainable. Every
venue to reduce waste disposed in this fashion must be explored. It has been
found that the maximum environmental benefit is gained by waste minimization
and reusing items in their current form such as use of used soda bottles,
yogurt containers etc. for packaging.
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A beutiful piano reused as a garden |