How can recycling impact the environment? A) It uses less energy to make something from recycled materials than from new materia
ls. B) It increases the amount of landfill space needed. C) It uses more natural resources than new materials do. D) It increases the need for mining, creating jobs.
A) It uses less energy to make something from recycled materials than from new materials.
Explanation:
When a recycled material is used to make a new product, it conserves energy because the recycled materials have already been processed once; so making something from it for the second time uses less energy-intensive than the first. For example: Making new aluminium from old products uses 95% less energy than making it from scratch.