Could you please briefly highlight some vital steps taken to conserve minerals?

Question

I need those for my school summer project, so please answer accordingly if you can. Any kind of help will be appreciated and your name will be added in the acknowledgements. Thank you.

Answer 1

Every time you throw out a bottle without recycling, every can, piece of paper etc... your are causing manufacturers to mine new minerals/materials to make a new one. By limiting minerals we allow the earth time to renew it's supply (for some) and make them last for future generations.

Answer 2

What minerals?

Answer 3

Recycling instead of disposal. There are some very volatile minerals that were intended for use in one area alone, and yet they end up in landfills and from there leach out into groundwater. Arsenic is one such mineral that can foul groundwater. Landfills contain a volatile mix that will affect the area for thousands of years. Minerals do not break down like organic materials do.