ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Question
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recycling
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renewing
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rebuilding
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reducing
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Detailed explanation-1: -Separating, recovering, and reusing components of solid waste that may still have economic value is called recycling. One type of recycling is the recovery and reuse of heat energy, a practice discussed separately in incineration.
Detailed explanation-2: -While the recycling process often differs by commodity and locality, there are essentially three main steps: collection, processing, and remanufacturing into a new product.
Detailed explanation-3: -recycling, recovery and reprocessing of waste materials for use in new products. The basic phases in recycling are the collection of waste materials, their processing or manufacture into new products, and the purchase of those products, which may then themselves be recycled.
Detailed explanation-4: -Recycling: Turning waste into a new substance or product, therefore reducing the amount of new materials needed. Recovery: Includes anaerobic digestion, incineration with energy recovery, gasification and pyrolysis which produce energy (fuels, heat and power), and materials from waste.