What is the purpose of recycling?

• A. To conserve resources and reduce waste.
• B. To generate more waste.
• C. To pollute resources.
• D. To create energy from trash.

Answer: (A)

Recycling focuses on using materials again instead of throwing them away, which helps conserve natural resources and reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfills. By turning used items into new products, we decrease the need to extract and process virgin materials, supporting a more sustainable system. The other ideas describe different waste-management approaches: creating more waste, harming resources, or generating energy from trash, which are not the purpose of recycling.