Information blocking means different things to different people. There are several levels of information blocking: In the most extreme case, information is sent but is not accepted or is not usable by another person or system.
A: Recycling saves money by reducing the costs of production during manufacturing through the use of already gathered raw materials. This reduction comes from reduced shipping costs, savings in disposal space and savings in the amount of energy required to mine or manufacture new raw materials for use.
1 Recycling one ton of newspaper saves 15 trees. 2  Every ton of newspaper recycled saves 4100 kWh or enough energy to power a TV for 31 hours. 3  Recycling a soda can saves 96 percent of the energy used to make a can from ore and produces 95 percent less air pollution and 97 percent less water pollution. Recycling one ton of cardboard saves over nine cubic yards of landfill space. 2  Number of landfills in operation in 1978: 14,000; in 1988: 7,924; in 2001: 1,858; in 2006: 1,754. 3  Recycling one ton of newspaper saves 15 trees. 4  Every ton of newspaper recycled saves 4100 kWh or enough energy to power a TV for 31 hours.