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Recycling is a process to change (waste) materials into new products. Recycling is the natural process, which is conected with all living organisms. Recycling contains three components : Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
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To save energy To create jobs To built a strong economy To reduce problems with
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Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. We use three containers for each waste: -white for glass, -yellow for paper, metal and plastic -all other trash is put into a green bin
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Recycling centre on the outskirts of the city --- -workers hand separate items before technology takes over: steel is removed with a magnet, and plastic and cans are kept together, while paper and card are shipped by barge to a plant in Rouen for pulping.
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People have been doing it for thousands of years. Even the earliest humans understood that throwing things away was wasteful and created health problems.
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1,600 B.C. – Religious, utilitarian and social convenions 500 B.C. - Athens Year 1031 - Japan Year 1081 - The first mill to produce paper Year 1865 - The Salvation Armz is founded in London in England Year 1995 – American recycle a record 47.6 soft drink containers
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In year 2014, the European Union has about 50 % of world share of the waste and recycling industries, with over 60,000 companies 500,00 prersons, with a turnover of 24 billion euro.
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