Today is World Environment Day, and this year we are celebrating
by turning our attentions to the benefits of recycling! Recycling
has two major benefits to the environment, as it reduces the amount
of rubbish entering landfills and reduces pollution produced in
creating new products. For example, recycled paper produces 73% less air pollution than creating paper from
new materials and it takes 75% less energy to make a plastic bottle from
recycled plastic compared with using new materials. Sadly, the
average person in the UK still throws away their body weight in rubbish every
seven weeks!
In order for recycling to become more widespread, technology is
being developed to make recycling more efficient and cost
effective. One area of improvement is how recycled materials are
sorted once they reach a recycling centre. Here are some inventions
looking to tackle this issue:
