Why is recycling important to the environment and importance of recycling and waste management and its impact on environment?
Because it can lower greenhouse emissions in comparison to incineration of plastic waste, yield secondary resources and make us less dependant of crude oil and virgin plastic imports.
It enhances the sustainable use of our resources and also help to improve on the aesthetic values of the environment. By so doing effect of environmental pollution will be reduced.
Recycling helps to reduce the quantities of solid waste deposited in landfills, which have become increasingly expensive to dispose. Recycling also reduces air, water and land pollution caused by poor waste disposal. Waste management is important as it saves the environment from the toxic effects of inorganic and biodegradable element present in waste. Mismanagement of waste can cause water contamination, soil erosion and air contamination. Improper waste disposal is a contributor to excess gases entering the atmosphere and causing these problems. The breakdown of the waste releases gases like methane, which is a major factor in global climate change. Poor waste management - ranging from non-existing collection systems to ineffective disposal -causes air pollution, water and soil contamination. Open and unsanitary landfills contribute to contamination of drinking water and can cause infection and transmit diseases.Recycling also reduces the need for extracting refining and processing raw materials all of which create substantial air and water pollution. This helps to save energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping to tackle climate change. By reducing air and water pollution and saving energy, recycling offers an important environmental benefit: it reduces emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons, that contribute to global climate change. Recycling saves the planet by protecting the natural resources of the environment. It helps to reduce air, water and land pollution. Recycling leads to a significant reduction in greenhouse emissions and global warming. It helps to keep the surroundings neat.
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