Recycling

Recycling means taking a material or product at the end of its functional life and turning it into a usable raw substance to make another product. Everything from old cell phones to car tires can be recycled. Environmentally speaking, recycling conserves natural resources, saves fuel, and combats global climate change.

Is Recycling Effective?
Is Toxic Waste Disposal a Serious Problem?
What Impact Does Generating Energy from Waste Have on the Environment?
What Problems are Associated with Landfills?

The following websites offer information about these and other recycling issues:

U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA)	Natural Resources Defense Council
National Recycling Coalition	Nuclear Energy Institute
INFORM	National Solid Wastes Management Association
American Council on Science and Health	The Heritage Foundation

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Last Updated January 11, 2008
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