Waste Management — II Safe Disposal of Waste — Question 12

Recycling is a process by which wastes are converted into reusable products, thereby reducing the usage of raw material and energy and controlling air, water and soil pollution.

Recycling of waste effectively means to recycle an item till it cannot be recycled further and cannot be utilised any more.

For example, in India, we have tonnes of bagasse from sugarcane during a particular season. Bagasse is used in the manufacture of paper pulp and this helps to save trees which are normally used for making paper pulp.