Recycling involves separating, collecting, processing, and reusing materials that would otherwise be thrown away. Common recyclable items include aluminum cans, plastic bottles, glass jars, newspapers, and cardboard. The recycling process is circular - collected materials are transported to a facility to be cleaned, sorted, and remanufactured into new products. Recycling provides benefits like lower raw material costs, reduced waste disposal costs, and decreased pollution and energy consumption compared to producing goods from virgin materials.

1. Reduce, Reuse, RECYCLE!!! By LAURA UTNER, VANESSA ELLMANN, LEXI RODENCAL

2. What is Recycling? "Recycling” means separating, collecting, processing, and ultimately using a material that would have been thrown away. Basically, the materials are reused, or remanufactured into new products. Some products, such as glass, can be recycled or reused over and over again. This morning's newspaper can be recycled into another morning's news.Many new products are being made from recovered materials.

3. What is the Process? Recycling is a lengthy circular process which has to include transportation of collected materials to a processing facility where they are cleaned and sorted. The new materials that have been converted must comply with the same safety legislation and health and hygiene regulations as products made from virgin materials.

4. What are the benefits of recycling? The benefits of recycling are: Lower raw materials cost from recycled sources Increased production efficiency. Reduced waste disposal costs. Reduced energy consumption in manufacturing process. Reduced reliance on imports.

5. What can we recycle? aluminum cans glass bottles steel cans (pet food, veggies, tuna, soup, etc.) plastic soda bottles (2 liter and smaller) glass jars and bottles plastic milk jugs newspapers magazines phone books white paper cardboard brown paper bag plastic grocery bags rechargeable batteries

6. How can I recycle? Call your local recycling center to determine what types of materials they accept, if they do curbside pick-up and if they provide recycling bins. Purchase or make the number of recycling bins to match the number of different types of materials you will recycle. Assign some person in the family the daily recycling chore. Once a day (or more if needed), rinse and crush the items in the 'kitchen' recycling bin. Take the rinsed and crushed items to the family recycling center. If you have curbside pick-up, remember to put the bins out on the assigned day.

7. How does Recycling help save our planet? When you Recycle, you… Reduce Landfill Reduce energy consumption Decrease pollution Lowers cost of the goods