| ling is the process of reusing natural resources or | | | | previously lived in forest areas has nowhere to go |
| man made resources which slows down consumption | | | | and as such wildlife dies as a result. |
| and subsequent depletion. Although many people and | | | | Recycling Cuts Toxic Chemical Consumption and |
| organizations are doing a lot to encourage recycling, | | | | Slows Down Global Warming - Toxic chemicals can be |
| most people are not doing enough. If everyone done | | | | reused from already consumed products meaning |
| there part then not only would the earth’s | | | | that the need to cause further harm from their |
| limited resources last longer, but the earth as a whole | | | | creation can be reduced and even avoided |
| and everyone on it would benefit as a result. | | | | completely in the case of many chemical products. |
| Recycling Saves Trees and Wildlife Habitat – | | | | The creation of products which involve using natural |
| Around 95% of forest areas in the USA have been | | | | resources such as fossil fuels that burn carbon |
| cut down, and around 50% worldwide. This is only | | | | dioxide is not needed for a large amount of products. |
| going to get worse as regions of the world become | | | | For example, glass can easily be recycled but is not |
| more commercialized and as shortages increase the | | | | being done as much as it could because it is not as |
| value that can be generated from cutting them | | | | cost-effective for manufacturers. |
| down. With the decrease in forest areas, wildlife that | | | | |