See also. 1  Taxon, a population of organisms that a taxonomist adjudges to be a unit. 2  Philosophical language. 3  Classification (disambiguation) 4  Categorization, the process of dividing things into groups. 5  Ontology (information science), formal representation of knowledge as a set of concepts within a domain.
Recycling saves energy. Using recycled material when making plastics and paper uses less energy than producing them from virgin, new materials. Recycling reduces pollution.Recycling reduces the amount of waste put into landfills. Landfills are potentially hazardous due to the concentration of non-biodegradable items that slowly leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding garbage in the landfill.ecycling saves energy. Using recycled material when making plastics and paper uses less energy than producing them from virgin, new materials. Recycling reduces pollution.
Food for Thought: The average person generates 4.5 pounds of trash every day â about 1.5 tons of solid waste per year.Although the EPA estimates that 75 percent of solid waste is recyclable, only about 30 percent is actually recycled. Businesses with record-setting food diversion programs are recovering 50% to 100% of their food discards and reducing their overall solid waste by 33% to 85%. 2  According to the National Association of Home Builders, a typical 2,200 sq.ft.