Multiple choice

Which of the following is a true statement about recycling and resources?

  1. Recycling reuses resources instead of dumping into landfills

  2. Recycling causes the Earth to cool down instead of warming

  3. Recycled products emit oxygen into the atmosphere

  4. Recycling turns non-renewable resources into renewable ones
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Explanation

Recycling involves processing used materials into new products, which directly reduces the volume of waste sent to landfills and conserves raw materials. It does not turn non-renewable resources into renewable ones, nor does it directly emit oxygen or cool the planet.

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