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#Reforming the [[material]], usually by [[melting]] and molding into a block of the [[material]].
#Transporting the [[material]] to [[Factory|factories]] where it can be used to [[manufacture]] a new [[Product (Business)|product]].
: Each stage of '''recycling''' carries an [[energy]] cost. Different [[material]]s require different amounts of [[energy]] to '''recycle'''.
The decision to '''recycle''' a [[material]] is based on several considerations:
*Can it be collected and transported easily?
*Can the [[Product (Business)|product]] be easily separated into its [[material]]s?
*Can the [[material]] be separated without significant [[impurities]]?
*Will the [[property|properties]] of the '''recycled''' [[material]] be good enough for use in another [[Product (Business)|product]]?
*Is it cheaper to [[Extraction|extract]] the raw [[material]] than to '''recycle''' old [[material]]s?
*Will it take more [[energy]] to '''recycle''' than to [[Extraction|extract]] new raw [[material]]s?