Recycling is the process of reusing materials for another purpose. This can be the repurposing of materials, the production of new materials from old materials, or taking the waste products from an industry and using them for another purpose. This paper will explore the practice of recycling.
History
Evidence of recycling goes back to the time of Plato (400 BC). Archeological digs reveal the reuse of materials such as pottery, ash, and broken tools. In re-industrial times, the recycling of scrap metal and even the recycling of wool was prevalent. Ash from wood and coal fires was used in brickmaking. ...
