We should not rush headlong into large-scale recycling projects without carefully weighing the gains and the losses. Recycling used materials may in the long run prove uneconomical. The cost of collecting up and sorting rubbish, plus the cost of the recycling process itself, often makes the end product more expensive than manufacturing the same product from raw materials. This extra cost has to be paid by someone: if it is not the consumer, then it is the taxpayer in the form of subsidies. Nor is recycling always the best solution environmentally. The high levels of energy required for processing waste can cause pollution. This can also add to global warming. Final Conclusion: Sub Conclusions: Premises: Augment Diagram: