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Recycling is the practice of recovering raw materials from waste items. This | Recycling is the practice of recovering raw materials from waste items. This may be inefficient, and impracticable or uneconomic for valuable materials used in small quantities. Furthermore, since the resultant raw materials may not be of sufficient quality for demanding applications, in many cases it is better described as [[Glossary:Downcycling|downcycling]]. Hence it is regarded as the second-worst option, ahead only of landfill or incineration. | ||
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Recycling is the practice of recovering raw materials from waste items. This may be inefficient, and impracticable or uneconomic for valuable materials used in small quantities. Furthermore, since the resultant raw materials may not be of sufficient quality for demanding applications, in many cases it is better described as downcycling. Hence it is regarded as the second-worst option, ahead only of landfill or incineration.