Recycling

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Converting waste into reusable material
Turning one products useful parts into another product
What is recycling?

In the Western world, approximately 50 percent of the trash in landfills could be recycled

Recycling Facts
Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours
Americans use 4 million plastic bottles every hour
Around 200 B.C. the Chinese used fishing nets to create the world’s very first piece of recycled paper
75% of a tree harvested for paper does not end up as a paper product
Glass never wears out- it can be recycled forever

There are four main reasons we use packaging:
To preserve food
To contain objects so they can be transported safely
To describe and identify the contents so that customers know what they are buying
To protect the contents so that when they arrive, they are not damaged
What is Packaging?

Buy packaging that can be recycled
Look for packaging made from recycled material
Buy products that are packaged in a way that best suits how they are going to be used so that you don’t use more packaging then necessary
Ways you can reduce packaging

Glass
Plastics
Metal
Paper
Aluminum
What can be recycled?

Plastic bottles are picked up from curbside recycling bins
The bottles are taken away to be sorted and crushed into big blocks
The bottles are then taken to a factory where they are crushed into small flakes
The flakes are washed and dried and then melted and made into new bottles
How is plastic recycled?

Glass is collected from curbsides or drop-off points
Glass is transported to recycling plant where metal caps and plastic sleeves are removed
The glass is then crushed into small pieces and transported to the glass factory
At the glass factory it is mixed with sand, limestone and soda ash and melted in a large furnace
The hot glass is molded into new bottles
How is glass recycled?

The process of recycling paper
Usedpapers are picked up from curbside bins and taken to the paper factory
At the paper mill conveyer belts feed the paper into giant pulpers
Water and chemicals are mixed with the paper to remove ink and contaminants and turn the old paper into pulp
The pulp is then placed between two wire meshes and left to dry where it becomes new paper
The dried paper is polished and rolled into jumbo reels

Aluminum cans are picked up from cash-can centers or curbside bins
Cans are sorted and squashed together in large bales
The bales are shredded into small pieces and cleaned and are then melted down into large blocks of aluminum
The large blocks are rolled like pastry into very thin sheets
New cans are then made out of these thin sheets
Aluminum can recycling

What is the problem with most school lunches?
Most of our trash comes from food packaging
Many lunch items come in single-serving disposable containers
A lot of kids bring lunch in disposable bags

Disposable lunch
Sandwiches sealed in bags
Disposable juice boxes, milk cartons, and water bottles
Paper napkins
Paper or plastic bag to hold lunch
Pre-packaged yogurts, granola bars, and fruits
Reusable lunch
Sandwiches and fruits packaged in reusable containers
Cloth napkins
Reusable drink containers
Reusable lunch boxes
Waste Free lunch

Worms break-down stuff like dead plants and decaying animals and create valuable nutrients for fertile soil
If we didn’t have worms, every plant and animal that fell on the ground would remain as trash
Worms break-down all of this refuge that becomes rich soil for new seedlings
Worms are nature’s recyclers

Worms can eat
our food waste
and turn it into
nutrient rich soil

What can you do in your home and at school to reduce unnecessary waste?

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