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recycling behaviors  

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  • Recycling involves turning materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources. It involves collecting recyclable materials that would otherwise be considered waste; sorting and processing recyclable into raw materials, such as fibers; manufacturing raw materials into new products; and purchasing recycled products. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Recycling Behaviors]

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