UK Household Recycling Habits

Reduces demand for natural resources, causes less pollution and release of greenhouse gases, and less waste sent to landfill.

Recycling sites can produce pollution, may be unsafe and unhygienic, initial costs of recycling plants can be very high, some processes use a lot of energy, and recycled products are often not high quality or durable.

It is unsustainable because it leads to high levels of waste, causes pollution, and releases greenhouse gases.

<p>Recycling reduces the demand for natural resources, including fossil fuels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reduces pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and waste sent to landfill.</p> Signup and view all the answers