Recycling ores
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Sameenah Ahmed H/W Wednesday 13 th January 2016 Advantages and Disadvantages of Recycling Metal Compared to extracting Metal ores are obtained by mining Most ores are mined have to be concentrated before the metal is extracted and purified. This often results in lots of waste material that must be dealt with The rock must contain enough of the metal compound, to be worth exploiting the ore ADVANTAGES OF RECYCLING: Recycling helps to limit the amount of metals that must be produced. This will end with less rubbish in landfills because it's being reused. Adds jobs to the economy Decreases the use of natural resources Promotes scientific advancements in recyclable and biodegradable materials. Process of recycling metals usually creates (much) less pollutants and greenhouse gases than extracting that metal from its ore. Uses less energy therefore less fossil fuels are being burnt. DISADVANTAGES: Recycling metal creates fewer jobs compared to extracting the natural resource
Transcript of Recycling ores
Sameenah Ahmed H/W
Wednesday 13 th January 2016
Advantages and Disadvantages of Recycling Metal Compared to extracting
Metal ores are obtained by mining Most ores are mined have to be concentrated before the metal is extracted and purified. This often results in lots of waste material that must be dealt withThe rock must contain enough of the metal compound, to be worth exploiting the ore
ADVANTAGES OF RECYCLING: Recycling helps to limit the amount of metals that must be
produced. This will end with less rubbish in landfills because it's being reused.
Adds jobs to the economy
Decreases the use of natural resources
Promotes scientific advancements in recyclable and biodegradable materials.
Process of recycling metals usually creates (much) less pollutants and greenhouse gases than extracting that metal from its ore.
Uses less energy therefore less fossil fuels are being burnt.
DISADVANTAGES: Recycling metal creates fewer jobs compared to extracting the natural resource
ADVANTAGES OF EXTRACTINGIt creates jobs to quarry the ores from the ground and transport it; this will boost the local economy. This will also start an increase in facilities such as hospitals, transport systems, etc. near mines.
DISADVANTAGES OF EXTRACTING:
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Extracting metal harms the environment. It causes soil, water, air pollution AND noise pollution. Extracting metal also deplete natural resources which means that the natural resources are being used up.
