Which of the following is not a part of recycling?

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Re-covering a previously used object and giving it a second life.

The use of waste by processing & modifying it into another form is called recycling

Process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash

Buy new plastic items

answer is D.

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The 4R Principle, which stands for reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover, is a widespread notion which is adopted to manage the solid waste produced in our households. Recycling entails repurposing a previously used item and giving it a new lease on life. Recycling involves the repurposing of waste by processing as well as modifying it into a new form.

Buying new plastic is not a part is contributing to the reuse of existing materials, so, it is not part of recycling.

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