Aluminum , glass, and paper are some commonly recycled materials. In the collecting stage, used materials like glass, paper, and plastic are collected and taken to a recycling center . This is necessary because each material must be recycled in a different way. Materials that are reusable are separated from those that are not. For example, metals are often melted at this stage.
Recycling is sometimes a synonym for reusing, especially reusing things in new ways.
For example, people might talk about recycling old warehouses as condominiums , or recycling old jars as vases . Reusing simply means to use something again. In the four-step recycling process, outlined above, reusing means using reclaimed materials in new products. However, reusing can also refer to the practice of using something again especially in a new way without changing it in any fundamental way. For example, people might reuse an old coffee container as a planter for a small tree or as a holder for paintbrushes.