Recycling Makes, Saves, and Costs Money
It isn't all trash - it's a resource!
Depending on the quality and demand, marketing of recyclables can yield revenue.
Examples include newspaper, aluminum, steel, and rubber/tire recycling.
Recycling materials cost less money than manufacturing products from new resources.
Through recycling, materials are not sent to landfills or incinerators, which vary in cost per ton disposed or destroyed.
Recycling saves money through conservation of natural resources and the need for less energy to reuse previously processed goods.
Recycling isn't free:
1. It costs money to collect, transport and process recycleables.
2. Initial investment in recycling operations may be high, depending on equipment, transport, container, and processing infrastructure required.
3. Recycling various materials currently requires significant human labor resources, resulting in a relatively high personnel cost.
4. As noted in the heading, it isn't free and recyclers often charge fees to offset costs of collection, processing and distribution.
In the end, is it worth it? YES - short term increased costs will eventually be offset by an improved environment, high transportation costs, competition for scarce resources, and long term sustainability of a comprehensive recylcing and reclamation program.
Depending on the quality and demand, marketing of recyclables can yield revenue.
Examples include newspaper, aluminum, steel, and rubber/tire recycling.
Recycling materials cost less money than manufacturing products from new resources.
Through recycling, materials are not sent to landfills or incinerators, which vary in cost per ton disposed or destroyed.
Recycling saves money through conservation of natural resources and the need for less energy to reuse previously processed goods.
Recycling isn't free:
1. It costs money to collect, transport and process recycleables.
2. Initial investment in recycling operations may be high, depending on equipment, transport, container, and processing infrastructure required.
3. Recycling various materials currently requires significant human labor resources, resulting in a relatively high personnel cost.
4. As noted in the heading, it isn't free and recyclers often charge fees to offset costs of collection, processing and distribution.
In the end, is it worth it? YES - short term increased costs will eventually be offset by an improved environment, high transportation costs, competition for scarce resources, and long term sustainability of a comprehensive recylcing and reclamation program.
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