What Is Recycling Important?
Recycling is important due to the fact that it reduce waste materials that we use everyday and to be able to produce new materials through it without having to send it to the landfills or to the dump sites.

We might not notice it but when we recycle there will be less rubbish or trash to dispose of and recycling create a good job than waste disposals.

There is lots of reason why we should recycle:

Recycling Saves Energy

    Conserving energy remains an important     issue in Malaysia, especially with increased     demand and unpredictable energy markets.     Energy savings through recycling are an     important environmental benefit. It almost     always takes less energy to make a new     product from recycled materials than it does     to make it from new materials.

For example, when making cans, using recycled aluminum requires 96% less energy than manufacturing new aluminum from its virgin material, bauxite. Other commonly recycled items have a strong energy reduction when compared with the energy intensity used to extract their virgin materials. Recycling plastic bottles uses 76% less energy, paper uses 45% less, and glass uses 21% less.

Each year recycling in Malaysia saves enough energy to power 1 million Malaysia homes and reduces water pollutants by 21,000 tons.

Recycling Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    Heard of Global Warming? The average     Malaysia generates about 12,000 pounds of     carbon dioxide every year from personal     transportation, home energy use and from the     energy used to produce all of the products     and services we consume.

    Many may question how efficient recycling is after all of the hauling, transporting, and processing involved in recycling.

Ton for ton, recycling reduces more pollution, saves more energy and reduces GHG emissions more than any other solid waste management option.

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Recycling Reduces Air and Water Pollution

    Recycling reduces air and water pollution     because the recycling process reduces the     amount of air pollution produced by power     plants and the amount of water pollution     produced by chemicals used in the     manufacturing process.

    Recycling 14 trees worth of paper reduces     air pollutants by 165,142 tons.

Recycling Saves Natural Resources

    By using materials more than once, we     conserve natural resources ensuring our     children's futures.
    •  California’s recycling saves 14 million trees        each year and helps to reduce air pollutants        by 165,142 tons.
    •  Recycling paper saves trees and water.
    •  Making a ton of paper from recycled stock saves up to 17 trees and uses 50% less water (that’s 7000 gallons).
•  Four pounds of bauxite are saved for every pound of aluminum recycled.

Recycling Creates Jobs

    Recycling can usually be the least expensive     waste management method for cities and     towns because the recycling process creates     far more jobs that landfills or incinerators.

    The environmental impacts of recycling are     also astounding. Each year recycling saves     enough energy to power 1 million Malaysia homes and reduces water pollutants by 21,000 tons. Furthermore, recycling saves 14 million trees each year and helps to reduce air pollutants by 165,142 tons.

Recycling Saves Space in Landfills

    Recycling saves space in our existing landfills.     As landfills fill up we have to find new space     for additional landfills. There is no more space     in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur – unless you want a     landfill in your back yard. Recycling reduces     the amount of solid waste going into landfills,     making each landfill last longer.


Environmental Importance

Recycling is very important as waste has a huge negative impact on the natural environment.
• Harmful chemicals and greenhouse gasses are released from rubbish   in landfill sites. Recycling helps to reduce the pollution caused by   waste.
• Habitat destruction and global warming are some the affects caused   by deforestation. Recycling reduces the need for raw materials so   that the rainforests can be preserved.
• Huge amounts of energy are used when making products from raw   materials. Recycling requires much less energy and therefore helps   to preserve natural resources.



Importance To People

Recycling is essential to cities around the world and to the people living in them.
• No space for waste. Our landfill sites are filling up fast, by 2020,   almost all landfills in the Malaysia will be full.
• Reduce financial expenditure in the economy. Making products from   raw materials costs much more than if they were made from   recycled products.
• Preserve natural resources for future generations. Recycling reduces   the need for raw materials; it also uses less energy, therefore   preserving natural resources for the future.

 

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