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.
Thatâs because recycling one ton of metal or paper saves about three tons of carbon dioxide, a much bigger payoff than the other materials analyzed by the E.P.A. Recycling one ton of plastic saves only slightly more than one ton of carbon dioxide. A ton of food saves a little less than a ton.For glass, you have to recycle three tons in order to get about one ton of greenhouse benefits. Worst of all is yard waste: it takes 20 tons of it to save a single ton of carbon dioxide.This is the way of the future if weâre going to save our earth,â he explained while announcing that New York would join San Francisco, Seattle and other cities in moving toward a âzero wasteâ policy, which would require an unprecedented level of recycling.