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 1 ton of cardboard saves 46 gallons of oil. 2  Over 90% of all products shipped in the US are shipped in corrugated boxes, which totals more than 400 billion square feet of cardboard. 3  Nearly 80% of all retailers and grocers recycle their cardboard. Every three months, Americans throw enough aluminum in the landfills to build our nationâs entire commercial air fleet. 2  The average person has the opportunity to recycle more than 25,000 cans in a lifetime. 3  Recycling a single aluminum can saves enough energy to power a TV for three hours.