Recycling brings numerous environmental, economic and social advantages.

In the environmental way, recycling reduces the accumulation of garbage, the production of materials (e.g.: paper, because its production requires the felling of trees), greenhouse gas emissions, the assaults on the soil and water, among others.

On the economic side, recycling contributes to more rational use of natural resources.

Recycling brings social advantages; it provides better quality of life through environmental improvement.

Also noteworthy are the reduce of the use of natural resources, often non-renewable, and the decrease of the amount of waste requiring final treatment such as going to a landfill or incineration.