Recycling helps to conserve our natural resources by: Using less fossil fuel hydrocarbons. Recycling metals also means reducing the effects of mining on our environment. Recycling glass minimizes our need to use new raw materials, such as sand.
Recycling can help reduce the quantities of solid waste deposited in landfills, which have become increasingly expensive. Recycling also reduces the pollution of air, water, and land resulting from waste disposal.
