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Mind Map by Sebastian Gaitan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sebastian Gaitan
almost 4 years ago
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Recycling
- What is recycling?
- Recycling is a process of converting
the waste materials a new
materials and objects.
- Recycling is a process of converting
the waste materials a new
materials and objects.
- How does recycling
work?
- Materials to be recycled are either brought to a
collection center or picked up from the curbside,
then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new
materials destined for manufacturing.
- Materials to be recycled are either brought to a
collection center or picked up from the curbside,
then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new
materials destined for manufacturing.
- How does it help?
- It can save material and help
lower greenhouse gas
emissions
- It can save material and help
lower greenhouse gas
emissions
- This practice has been around throughout
the history of mankind, with recorded
advocates as far back as Plato in the fourth
century BC.
- EPA released significant findings on the economic benefits of the recycling industry with
an update to the national Recycling Economic Information (REI) Study in 2016. This
study analyzes the numbers of jobs, wages and tax revenues attributed to recycling.
The study found that in a single year, recycling and reuse activities in the United States
accounted for:
- Sebastian Gaitan
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