'''Recycling''' is processing used [[materials]] ([[waste]]) into new [[products]] to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the [[consumption]] of fresh raw materials, reduce [[energy]] usage, reduce air [[pollution]] (from incineration) and [[water]] pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "[[conventional]]" waste disposal, and lower [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas greenhouse gas] emissions as compared to virgin production.[1][2] Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "''Reduce, Reuse, Recycle''" waste [[hierarchy]]. | '''Recycling''' is processing used [[materials]] ([[waste]]) into new [[products]] to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the [[consumption]] of fresh raw materials, reduce [[energy]] usage, reduce air [[pollution]] (from incineration) and [[water]] pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "[[conventional]]" waste disposal, and lower [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas greenhouse gas] emissions as compared to virgin production.[1][2] Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "''Reduce, Reuse, Recycle''" waste [[hierarchy]]. |