How does recycling slow world resources exploitation? Anybody has any information, figures on recycling. Is it helping at all? Is it slowing the process? Is it relevant at all do to human consumption?
The problem with recycling is that it usually consumes a lot of energy. The better ways to slow down the demand for natural resources are reducing consumption and reusing products whenever possible.
About the benefits of recycling:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycle#Benefits
The article in wikipedia is very detailed and also gives many links to other sites. I add just three links that are not mentioned thereL
The global recycling site:
http://www.grn.com/
gives you data on almost every aspect of the market with weight recycled ton / units with very detailed sub-categories
Here is a link to the recycling in Canada :
http://www.recycle.nrcan.gc.ca/stats_e.htm
Here is a link to the HISTORY & STATISTICS OF U.S. WASTE PRODUCTION & RECYCLING
http://www.tufts.edu/tuftsrecycles/USstats.htm
thanks
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