What is Recycling?
[[File:Recycle001.svg|thumb|173px|The international recycling [[symbol]].]] [[File:Recycling point Gdansk University of Technology.jpg|thumb|Waste must be sorted before it is recycled.]] '''Recycling''' is when you recover [[scrap]] or [[waste]] and reprocessing the material into useful products. [[Glass]], [[paper]], [[plastic]], and [[metals]] such as [[aluminum]] and [[steel]] are often recycled. Dead [[plant]]s dead and vegetable scraps can be recycled through [[compost]]ing. It is important not to confuse recycling with reusing, which is where old things, such as clothes, are donated or given a new use instead of being thrown out.<ref name=Lifeogy>{{cite web|url=http://lifeogy.com/recycling-advantages-disadvantages/|title=Recycling Advantages & Disadvantages|date=21 March 2018|publisher=Lifeogy|access-date=2018-03-21|archive-date=2018-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408213054/http://lifeogy.com/recycling-advantages-disadvantages/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Recycling reduces trash in [[landfill]]s and [[Incineration|incinerators]]. Another reason people recycle is to reduce the amount of raw materials and [[energy]] used in making things. Most of the time, it takes less energy to recycle trash than to throw it away, ''[[The Economist]]'' says. Recycling can reduce your [[carbon footprint]] and it can help to minimize the whole size of landfills around the world The 3 R's are Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. == Plastic recycling == Most people make about two kilograms of waste (trash) every day, and about 7% of this waste is made up of [[plastic]] [[wikt:product|products]] that can be recycled. Today, plastic can be recycled into products like picnic tables, park benches, and even high-chairs.<ref name=slush>{{cite book | title = Earth Science| url = https://archive.org/details/holtsciencetechn00na_0| publisher = Holt, Rinehart and Winston| date = 2001| location = United States of America| pages = 211| isbn = 0-03-055667-8}}</ref> === Sort it out === First, plastic is collected and taken to