Using the examples of 2 metals, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of recycling over extraction.

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Using the examples of 2 metals, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of recycling over extraction. Recycling is now a common word to the ears of any living men. It is a known fact that recycling will bring many advantages towards mankind and the lifespan of mother nature and earth. Many advertisements have been made to promote the goodness of recycling and to raise awareness towards the worries of everyone: POLLUTION which has increase dramatically since the existence of men and is continuously increasing at a high and dangerous rate! What is recycling? According to www.dictionary.com, recycling is the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products. According to this definition, we can easily conclude that the act of recycling will decrease the amount of unwanted products and substances. Take aluminium for example, where do we get aluminium? No doubt that we can get aluminum from extraction but the main pull down of getting aluminium through the extraction process is
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the energy involved. Aluminium is a light, strong, metal which is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity, reflects light and radiant heat and is also non-magnetic. The characteristics of aluminium above is what that makes it useful in the norm of life. Extraction of  aluminium by electrolysis was founded by a French chemist, Henri Etienne Sainte-Claire Deville by the electrolysis of sodium aluminium chloride. What are the advantages of extraction of aluminium from its ores? One of the advantages is that there are plentiful supplies of high grade ores and also because it can be extracted from its ores ...

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