Question

What is downcycling? (Select the best answer.)Question 18 options:When pre-consumer waste is recycled or reused into other productsWhen a product is recycled into something of lesser quality than the originalWhen objects are used and then given away or donated instead of being recycledWhen post-consumer waste goes through processing and sorting before being recycled

Answer 1

When after the recycling process the material that is recycled is of lesser quality than the original material it is called downcycling. This can be due to the recycling process or added materials to the original material that makes it unfit for the original applications but can still be used for other applications.