Assertion: recycling | /r/Desires | less energy
Facets:
value: much
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Recycling of materials including plastics requires less energy as compared to making the plastic from scratch.
text: Recycling requires much less energy and therefore helps to preserve natural resources.
text: Recycling and recasting metal requires much less energy than making new metal from virgin ore, thereby drastically cutting energy consumption in major industries.