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Question
Write the benefits of recycling.
Solution
- Old newspapers, note books, and magazines are sold to a scrap dealer. They will be made into new paper.
- PET bottles are recycled into plastic threads and used to make sports T-shirts.
- Old glass bottles and broken glass pieces are melted to make new glass.
- Broken metal items like tiffin boxes and plates are melted and made into new metal products like toys.
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