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Revision as of 20:58, 24 January 2019
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Key Stage 3
Meaning
Recycling is taking materials that have been used and making them into new products.
About Recycling
- Recycling allows us to use less materials from the Earth.
- Recycling makes sure limited materials do not run out.
- Recycling often uses less energy to make products than extracting materials from the Earth.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
To recycle is to process waste materials so they can be used again.
About Recycling
Recycling involves several stages:
- Collecting and transporting the used products with recyclable materials.
- Separating a product into its separate materials.
- Cleaning the material to remove contaminants.
- Reforming the material, usually by melting and molding into a block of the material.
- Transporting the material to factories where it can be used to manufacture a new product.