This document discusses the importance of recycling. It defines recycling as processing materials to regain their use and traces the history of recycling back to ancient times. The document then covers reasons why recycling is important, including reducing waste and pollution while conserving resources and energy. Various types of recycling are outlined such as e-waste, plastic, glass and paper recycling. Research shows recycling creates more jobs than landfilling and reusing materials requires less energy than extracting raw materials. The document emphasizes three "R's"- reduce, reuse, recycle - for a better world and stresses that failure to recycle can lead to significant pollution and environmental damage.