![]() NBTel collects its old telephone directories for recycling when the new ones are published. There's a trend, too, towards greater "industry stewardship" - where industry takes responsibility for the waste associated with the products and services it sells to consumers. NB Power also recycles some of the by-products from generating electricity: gypsum is processed into wallboard, ash is recycled for its vanadium (a grey, naturally occurring metal that is used to strengthen steel), which is used in the steel and chemical industry, and flyash is marketed for its vanadium and for use in concrete products. NB Power, for example, has earned over $1.5 million since 1998 just by selling leftover materials from its operations, like copper wire, transformers and streetlights, aluminum and steel. New Brunswick companies find it makes good business sense to recycle their own waste products. Recycling conserves our resources, reduces waste, and creates about six jobs for every one that would be created by landfilling the same amount of waste. ![]() Nevertheless, the economic and environmental benefits are significant. "Recycle" comes third, after "Reduce" and "Reuse," because recycling requires new resources for transportation and the manufacturing process. Recycling converts used items back into raw materials, which are then used in making new products. ![]()
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