Someone asked about recycling on my forum, so I thought I would post the information I wrote there on my blog too (slightly edited).
Recycling not only saves energy but it reduces waste. Though recycling takes some energy and water use (to melt the plastic or glass down etc; everything has an impact), less energy etc is used when recycling compared to making new materials from scratch. In addition, less waste goes into the landfill (many landfills do not have much room left, and there isn't much place to put things).
Everything makes an impact, but the goal of recycling and being 'eco-friendly' is to create less of an impact.
Here are some links from governmental, school, and organization websites.
The EPA's (Environmental Protection Agencies) information on recycling
Recycling information from Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Energy Quest is a site for kids but there is a lot of good information, eco living tips, and also some stats on this site. Also contains good links to many other sites. It is by the California Energy Commission.
A bit of info about recycling from Stanford university. Contains information on how much energy is saved.
This was from a magazine. I am not sure how accurate some of the stats are (not sure who wrote it) but it was interesting since it showed how much energy is saved. Super interesting is that it's from Popular mechanics magazine
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