The Environment Recycling saves energy, thus reducing acid rain and air pollution.
Recycling conserves valuable natural resources.
Recycling metals minimizes the need for mining new minerals and decreases damage to wilderness. Recycling paper reduces the rate of deforestation. In 2000, Indiana state employees in Marion County diverted over 1,020 tons of recyclable office paper, newspaper, corrugated cardboard and beverage containers from the waste stream. Economics Recycling generates revenue and reduces the state's waste hauling fees.