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The green cycles: recycling, precycling, freecycling, upcycling, downcycling and e-cycling

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Learning the Green Cycles is good for all of usThe Green Cycles help to keep materials in use (in a cycle) and not in landfills or elsewhere in the environment. Each cycle fulfills the 3 R's of the environment (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle), Learning these can help you to create less waste, save you money and help you to have a more beautiful and healthy environment. These cycles are great to teach children as well. They make great family and school projects because they can be implemented at home, school, office or wherever you may find yourself. Each of the Green Cycles has a different specific function, but they all help to improve the planet in their own way. Learning the Green Cycles is good for all of us The Green Cycles: Recycling is processing used materials into new products, which results in less waste of potentially useful materials, less consumption of fresh raw materials, less energy usage and less water and air pollution. Precycling is thinking ahead before you b...