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Recycling
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History of recycling on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling#History
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Definitions
Recycling involves processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production.[1][2] Recycling is a key component of modern waste management and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy.
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Recycling process: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling#Process
- Waste Mgmt Hierarchy
- Barter
- Dematerialization
- Dumpster diving
- Ecodesign
- Ethical consumerism
- Freeganism
- Extended producer responsibility
- Industrial ecology
- Industrial metabolism
- Material flow analysis
- Product stewardship
- Simple living
- Zero waste
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling
criticism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling#Criticism
Recycling at the Open Directory Project
cost-benefit analysis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling#Cost-benefit_analysis
Print Resources:
- Ackerman, Frank. (1997). Why Do We Recycle?: Markets, Values, and Public Policy. Island Press. ISBN 1559635045, 9781559635042
- Porter, Richard C. (2002). The economics of waste. Resources for the Future. ISBN 1891853422, 9781891853425
common recyclables: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling#Common_recyclables
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Articles on wikipedia:
- Biodiversity
- Chemetco
- Global warming
- Ecology
- Earth Science
- Natural environment
- Blue bag
- Design for Environment
- Digger gold
- Electronic Waste Recycling Fee
- I-recycle
- ReCellular Inc.
- Recycle It, Don't Trash It!
- Recycling criticism
- Sustainability
- Trashware
- Urban lumberjacking
- Creative reuse
- Full Depth Recycling
- Ship-Submarine recycling program
- Single-stream recycling
- Thermal depolymerization
- Chemical reclamation, for example hydrochloric acid regeneration
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