Resource recovery, also known as reuse or |
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recycling,
refers to the collection of originally |
discarded materials,
decomposing them to make |
new products, or the
collection of used products, |
cleaning and processing,
and then selling them. |
Compared with "traditional"
waste disposal, |
recycling can save resources and
reduce |
greenhouse gas emissions (for example,
compare |
plastic production[1][2]). Resource recycling
can |
prevent the waste of potentially useful resources
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and reduce the consumption of raw materials,
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thereby reducing: energy consumption, air pollution |
(self-incineration) and water pollution |