The importance of recycling metals
- Created by: jaaaz_v
- Created on: 08-06-15 22:33
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- Why recycling metals is important
- Mining and extracting metals takes up a lot of energy, and most of the energy comes from burning fossil fuels
- Fossil fuels are running out so its becoming increasingly important that we conserve them
- Burning them also contributes to acid rain, global dimming, and climate change
- Recycling metals uses less energy than mining and extracting new ones
- Recycling copper only takes 15% of the energy needed to mine and extract new copper
- Energy isn't free, so recycling saves us money
- There's a finite amount of each metal in the earth
- Recycling conserves these resources
- Recycling cuts down on the amount of rubbish sent to landfills
- Landfills take up space and pollute surroundings
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