Recycling, Reducing, and Reusing

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About Recycling

Recycling can be defined as the entire chain of activities involved in the collection and utilization of all or part of old products in the manufacture of new products. Therefore, the business of recycling involves all concerns along the recycling value chain, including product design, recycling processes, reliability of secondary raw material supplies, markets for recycled goods, regulatory mandates/legislation, and the overall economics of recycling.

The recycling of materials has long been practiced by individuals out of economic necessity, since the cost of using secondary raw material (scrap) was typically less ...