Recycling

Recycling involves processing used materials into new products in order to prevent the 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 greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production.

Recycling is a key component of modern waste management and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy.

Advantages of recycling:

- Save essential raw materials;

- Reduction of pollution;

- Reduce the amount of non-biodegradable waste;

- Provide secondary raw materials;

- Save energy;

- Removal of hazardous materials;

- Reduce the environmental impact caused by the extraction of resources;

- Creating jobs;

- Contribution to a sustainable development;

- Reduction of the waste put into landfill.