| What is the main Concern with Extracting Raw Materials [Think about the Source] | -How we Extract Metals is very Energy Intensive, so we use Fossil Fuels
-And Fossil Fuels are Running out, and also causing Acid Rain and Climate Change |
| Why is Recycling Important? Why do we Advocate it? | -Recycling a Material will not use a Lot of Energy, compared to Extracting the Material from Scratch
-And since Energy is Saved; Money is Saved
-Also, we don't have Unlimited Resources so Recycling ensures that Materials are Conserved for the Future Generations to Play With.
-And the Landfill Volume will Decrease, which will cut Visual, Air and Water Pollution |
| Why is it Important to Recycle Aluminium? | -No Recycling of Aluminium will Consequently result in more Aluminium Ore being Mined. Shocking
-If you needed 1 Ton of Aluminium - you'd have to mine 4 Tons
-And Mining that much will Mess up the Landscape, Contribute to Deforestation, Catalyse the Landfills Volume and is very Energy Intensive
-Recycling 1kg of Aluminium will Save:
-95% of the Energy to Extract Aluminium. 4kg of Aluminium Ore. And a lot of Waste. |
| Why may Recycling not be the Easy Option? | -Energy is Still Needed in order to Recycle- Reprocess. It may even go Over than the Extraction Energy Requirement.
-Glass and Plastic may need to be Sorted out - Time Consuming
-So you need to Compare the Energy Usage for Extracting the Material, than to Recycle the Material.
-Recycling also doesn't meaning that the Materials will be used Infinite Times - Paper after Recycled a few times becomes Useless.
[However its Useful to note that Non-Renewable Sources like Metals may still be Recycled even if its more Energy Consuming - Its NON-RENEWABLE] |
