Recycling benefits the environment

What is recycling?

Recycling can mean:
  • collecting recyclable materials which would otherwise go to landfill
  • sorting and processing recyclables into new raw materials
  • manufacturing the raw materials into new products.

Why should businesses recycle?

  • Increasingly, businesses will be incentivised by government to behave more responsibly on recycling, pollution and waste management
  • It can save energy, thereby lowering your costs.
  • It reduces emissions to air and water
  • Recycling reduces the demand for raw materials—by extending their life, maximising their value, and requiring less use of non- or less-sustainable materials
  • It helps reduce the amount of waste, and therefore decreases the impact on the environment.

Why buy recycled materials and products?

Buying products made from recovered and recycled materials is better for the environment. You’ll help ensure that the market for waste materials remains strong, and that recycling schemes can continue. The benefits include:

  • conserving resources and energy
  • reducing the amount of waste going to landfill
  • stimulating markets for reclaimed materials
  • creating jobs.

Where can you find out more?

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