Recycling saves energy. Recycling saves clean air and water. In most cases, making products from recycled materials creates less air pollution and water pollution than making products from virgin materials. Recycling saves landfill space. When the materials that you recycle go into new products, they don't go into landfills or incinerators, thereby conserving landfill space.
Recycling saves money and creates jobs.
The recycling process creates far more jobs than landfills or incinerators, and recycling can frequently be the least expensive waste-management method for cities and towns.