Recycling

WHAT IS RECYCLING?

RECYCLING is processing used materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful material

RECYCLEis the third ‘R’ of the mobius loopREDUCEREUSERECYCLE

NEED FOR

RECYCLING

INCREASE IN POPULATIONRISE IN DEMAND FOR GOODSFAST DEPLETING NATURAL RESOURCES

LESS ENERGY REQUIRED FOR RECYCLING

Waste generated is disposed byLANDFILL INCINERATION

PROCESS of RECYCLING

CollectionSegregationProcessing and

RemanufacturingPurchase and Use

Few materials that are recyclable

WaterPaperAluminiumElectronic wasteGlassPlasticPaintScrap

RECYCLING

Paper

35% less water pollution

74% less air pollution

Aluminium

Requires only 5% of energy use to make new Al

RECYCLING

Electronic waste

Mechanical shredding and separation

Cryogenic decomposition

Water

Filtration

Reverse osmosis

ozonation

Conservation of Resources Energy Saving Jobs creation Environmental Protection Financial Benefits

BENEFITS OF RECYCLING

Financial Benefits

Make money selling recyclables

Conservation of Resources

1 million ton of steel recycled saves

1.3 million tons iron ore

7,18,000 tons coal62,000 tons limestone

Energy saving Jobs creation

It requires less energy to manufacture recycled goods

10,000 tons of waste:

Incinerated- 1 jobLandfilled – 6 jobsRecycled – 36 jobs

Environmental Protection

Reduced contamination from landfills Reduced pollution Reduced environmental impact from

mining or extracting fresh raw materials

ToSave

You & Your EarthMake

Recycling part of

your life