Recycling is processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials and reduce pollution from disposal.
It’s like using leftover ingredients from dinner last night to make today’s lunch. Instead of throwing them away (which is wasteful and can cause a stinky trash can), you're reusing them to create something new and delicious.
Sustainability: The use of resources in such a way that they meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Waste Management: The activities and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal.
Landfill: A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial, often the oldest form of waste treatment.
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