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Is recycling helping?

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?


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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.

Posted 2006-10-26T08:41:07Z
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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

Posted 2006-10-26T03:23:31Z
 
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thanks

Posted 2006-11-01T19:30:07Z

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