By being recycled they are saving space and natural resources. Recycling saves energy, therefore reducing acid rain, air pollution, and global warming. Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to light a bulb for four hours. Recycling conserves valuable natural resources. Recycling metals minimizes the need for mining new materials and decreases damage to wilderness.
Recycling cuts down on landfill.
In most cases, making products from recycled materials creates less air pollution and water pollution than making products from virgin materials. When the materials that you recycle go into new products, they don't go into landfills or incinerators, so landfill space is conserved. As you can see from the information given above, recycling is so beneficial to our environment and every little bit helps. Annually, enough energy is saves by recycling steel to supply the city of Los Angeles with almost decade worth of electricity. A ton of glass produced from raw materials creates 384 lbs. of mining waste.