• Question: Do you think that recycling the materials we use to make new objects is the way forward to creating a better planet. As after the third or second use of a material we may be unable to keep using it?

    Asked by MeganT on 4 Jul 2023.
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      Alexander De Bruin answered on 4 Jul 2023:


      there are some materials that are endlessly recyclable, such as precious metals like platinum. It is almost always better to recycle than to dig up or synthesise the material new, though remember the order reduce>reuse>recycle

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