After a science lesson on 'Man-made materials', a class of pupils grouped as P, Q, R, and S made the following statements about recycling.
P- Recycling reduces pollution.
Q- Recycling makes the environment unfit for living things.
R- Recycling helps to conserve energy.
S- Recycling results in wastage of natural resources.
Which groups have made the correct statements?
P and R
Recycling of waste is very important as it helps in processing waste or used products into useful, new products. Recycling also helps in controlling air, water, and land pollution. It uses less energy than what is required to synthesise new products from raw materials. There are a number of items that can be recycled. For e.g. paper, plastic and glass
Thus, groups P and R has made the correct statements.