Multiple choice

How does recycling conserve natural resources?

  1. It prevents garbage from being burned

  2. It saves on the amount of plastic used to manufacture bags

  3. It saves on the amount of fuel used by garbage trucks

  4. It allows us to re-use products and manufacture new ones
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Explanation

Recycling conserves natural resources by allowing us to process used materials into new products, reducing the need to extract raw materials from the Earth. For example, recycling aluminum cans reduces the need to mine bauxite ore, saving both resources and energy.

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