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.
Â· Recycle all materials that are commercially accepted in your area. Â· Adjust purchasing policies to decrease the amount of waste. In 2009, we generated 243.0 million tons of waste in the United States. That can be translated to 4.59 pounds of waste per day per person.Also in 2009, America recycled roughly 33.8% of solid waste from homes and businesses, the rest being incinerated or tossed into landfills (70). Typically, close to 95% of restaurantsâ waste could be recycled or composted.ood waste comprises about half of a restaurantâs waste stream. In 2009, food waste made up 14.1% of U.S. solid waste, totaling 34 million tons. Less than 3% of that waste was composted, the rest was sent to a landfill or incinerator.