Recycling is converting waste into new materials and objects.

It is important as it conserves energy, reduces air and water pollution, reduces greenhouse gases, and conserves our limited natural resources.

There are three types of recycling:

• Mechanical Recycling: Waste is mechanically transformed into new materials without changing the chemical structures.
• Energy Recycling: Waste is converted into both thermal and electric energy. This recycling method is widely used in Europe and Japan.
• Chemical Recycling: Waste is chemically altered to produce new materials. Complex, expensive processes require large amounts of available plastic waste. Chemical recycling is still in its early development stages. 

pathways:

22.12.2022 /  Tech Explore / Enzymes could make it cheaper to recycle waste polyester textiles and bottles than making them from petroleum

06.10.2022 / JD Supra / California imposes significant limits on use of recyclable claims

19.04.2022 / PR Newswire / Glacier Raises $4.5M to Combat Climate Change with AI-Powered Recycling Robots