Recycling Metals Flashcards

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Give two economic/resource advantages of recycling metals rather than extracting them from ores.

It preserves finite ore reserves and uses less energy (less electricity).

Give two environmental advantages of recycling metals rather than mining and extracting them.

Less carbon dioxide emitted (less fossil fuel burned) and less waste/landfill; mining also causes loss of habitat, noise and dust.

Apart from lower energy costs, what economic benefit does a metal recycling industry bring?

Employment: people are needed to collect, sort and reprocess scrap metal. It can also save the cost of mining or importing new ore.