LESSON 4

• Recycling


  A method of converting an object that has already served its original function but can still be used for another purpose
• Types of recycling


  • Internal recycling/Preconsumer
  • External recycling/Post Consumer
• Internal recycling/Preconsumer


  Includes the use of waste materials in a production process
• Example of internal recycling


  • Reuse of spent grain mash, a distillation waste product, in cattle feeds
• External recycling/Post Consumer


  The reprocessing of products from a commodity worn out from repeated use. It is also the reclamation of materials from a product that has been worn out or made obsolete
• Example of external recycling


  • Conversion of old newspapers and magazines into other paper items
• Recycling process


  1. Collect

  2. Segregate

  3. Sort

  4. Clean

  5. Process
• Collect


  Gathering recyclable waste materials from different sources
• Segregate


  Separating the collected waste materials into recyclable from not recyclable or biodegradable from non-biodegradable
• Sort


  Classifying collected materials according to their category or kind
• Clean


  Washing, sterilizing, and disinfecting to ensure items are free of germs and harmful bacteria
• Process


  Working with the materials to turn them into useful new products
• Advantages of recycling


  • Promotes discipline to individual who follow the reuse, reduce and recycle principle
  • Instills the value of unity and cooperation among members of community
  • Encourages resourcefulness among individuals who creatively process waste materials into useful products
  • Preserves natural resources
  • Provides income to the family
  • Reduces expenses
  • Saves energy
  • Reduces pollution caused by waste
  • Promotes employment