Recycling Saves Energy
Conserving energy remains an important issue in America, especially with increased demand and unpredictable energy markets.  Energy savings through recycling are an important environmental benefit.  It almost always takes less energy to make a new product from recycled materials than it does to make it from new materials. 

For example, when making cans, using recycled aluminum requires 96% less energy than manufacturing new aluminum from its virgin material, bauxite. Other commonly recycled items have a strong energy reduction when compared with the energy intensity used to extract their virgin materials. Recycling plastic bottles uses 76% less energy, paper uses 45% less, and glass uses 21% less.