Benefits of recycling

Question 1

how does recycling CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES?

Answer 1

paper / wood - saves forests

plastic - creating less plastic / less fossil fuels

metals - less need for dangerous / expensive mining

glass - reduces need for raw materials - e.g. sand

Question 2

how does recycling PROTECT ECOSYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE?

Answer 2

keeps waste out of environment

e.g. waste in ocean

reduces need to grow / harvest / extract new materials form the earth

lessens disruption / damage to natural world

e.g. deforestation / pollution / extinction

Question 3

how does recycling PROTECT PEOPLE?

Answer 3

increase in demand for stuff - led to poverty

e.g. forest communities evicted as a result of search for cheap timber

rivers get dammed / polluted / blocked by manufacturing and plastic waste

e.g.less drinking water

Question 4

how does recycling SAVE ENERGY?

Answer 4

making products from recycled materials require less energy

e.g. recycled paper uses 40% less energy

Question 5

how does recycling CUT CLIMATE - CHANGING CO2 EMISSIONS?

Answer 5

recycling = less energy = less co2 emissions

keeps methane - releasing waste out of landfill sites

this type of recycling is VITAL for stopping climate change

Question 6

how does recycling REDUCE LANDFILL WASTE?

Answer 6

landfill pollutes soil and water / reduces land space

use biodegradable packaging

Question 7

how is recycling CHEAPER THAN WASTE COLLECTION / DISPOSAL?

Answer 7

more you recycle = less waste = more money saved

recycling food / green waste = good compost = grow more crops / food etc

Question 8

how does recycling create jobs?

Answer 8

by 2025 = 50,000 jobs created in recycling