Reuse reduce recycle

2. What does PLASTIC mean:
Capable of being shaped or moduled

3. One Minute…………

4. 7150

5. about
660
years

6. In 2006–07
43,777,000
tonnes of waste were
generated in
Australia.
Australians used 3.9 The amount of waste
billion plastic generated grew by
shopping bags in 31 % between
2007 2002–03 and 2006–07.

7. How many plastic bags = 1 Kilo ?

8. 250

12. Plastic bottles are rigid plastic.

13. Plastic bags are flexible plastic.

18. Step 1: Step 2:
Bring in your plastic Drop them in the
bags and flexible RED Collection Bin
plastic packaging.

19. Step 3:
RED picks up the plastic
bags and takes them to Step 4:
our RED Centre. Then the bags are
fed into a
shredding machine
where they are
munched up into
small bits.

20. Step 5: Step 6:
The plastic is then heated to When the plastic cools, it
a very high temperature and becomes hard and it can be
poured into moulds to make used to build furniture like
shapes. benches and tables for your
school!

23. Questions