One of the ways we can save natural resources is to reuse products. This means using them over again instead of throwing them away. This way we do not have to use new natural resources to make these products. People do this when they buy products like cloth napkins and towels, sponges, dishes, silverware, and rechargeable batteries. Each of these things can be used more than one time.
People also save natural resources when they recycle.
Recycling means taking items that have already been used and making them into something new. Instead of throwing them away, they are used a second time. Materials like aluminum cans, newspapers, lawn clippings, plastic soft drink bottles, and glass jars can all be used again to make a lot of different products. By recycling, our natural resources will not be used up as quickly. For example, it is believed that if everyone in America recycled even one-tenth of their newspapers, we would save about 25 million trees each year.