What is an advantage of recycling metals?

Biology · College · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Answer: Recycling metal reduces pollution, saves resources, reduces waste going to landfills and prevents the destruction of habitats from mining new ore. Metal recycling conserves natural resources by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and using less energy than making metal from virgin ore. 

The production of new metal releases a far greater amount of greenhouse gas emissions compared with making products from recycled metal.