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recycling

The collection and often reprocessing of discarded materials for reuse. Recycled materials include those used in manufacturing processes and those used in consumer products. The recycled material is often degraded somewhat by use or processing and therefore must be converted to another purpose. For example, the processing of recycled newspaper and other paper wastes usually shortens their fibers, and the material cannot be used to make high-grade paper. Instead, it can be reprocessed to make cardboard or insulation. Recycling helps reduce pollution, prolong the usefulness of landfills, and conserve natural resources.

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While pointing to successes such as Wales' world-leading recycling rate and investment in sustainable transport, he warned of "significant" challenges.

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However recycling and garden waste collections, which were suspended at the beginning of the year, remain affected.

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Also, using AI and recycling questions from a first-year law exam represented a major change to bar exam preparation, Basick said.

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Steel and other metals also get compacted in the recycling zone before being trucked away.

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Some people had parked their cars and were carrying unwanted items into the site, where everything was simply thrown into the same waste truck - metal, glass, household waste and recycling.

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