ICSE-X-Geography
12: Waste Management Class 10 Geography
- #12What is made from recyclable materials?Ans :
- Aluminium cans are melted down and recycled into new aluminium cans and other products made of aluminium.
- Newspapers and telephone books are ground up and made into newsprint, cereal boxes, cellulose insulation for keeping homes warm, paper egg cartons, and ceiling tiles.
- Glass bottles are crushed, melted and recycled into more glass bottles, or used along with sand and gravel in asphalt roads.
- Automobile scrap tires are generally chipped and burned as a fuel in place of or in addition to coal. Scrap tires are also manufactured into numerous rubber products including rubber mats and rubber bumpers.
- Yard and food waste can be composted in your backyard. Since the compost contains plenty of nitrogen and other organic nutrients, it is great in gardens and flower beds.