The document discusses landfills and solid waste. It defines a landfill as a pit lined with plastic where trash is buried. Almost half of landfill contents could have been reused, composted, or recycled. Solid waste refers to non-liquid, non-gas waste materials like trash. The US leads the world in solid waste production, with the average American generating over 4 pounds of garbage daily. Recycling helps address the solid waste problem by conserving natural resources, reducing energy usage, and minimizing pollution to protect the environment. The three R's of reduce, reuse, and recycle are explained as ways to decrease solid waste. Examples of art made from recycled materials like cans, paper, and bottle caps are

2. What is this a picture of?What is this a picture of?
A LANDFILLA LANDFILL

3. So what exactly is aSo what exactly is a landfilllandfill??
• The place where trash is taken and buriedThe place where trash is taken and buried
in a special pit lined in plastic.in a special pit lined in plastic.
• Almost half of the things that end up thereAlmost half of the things that end up there
could have been reused, composted, orcould have been reused, composted, or
recycled.recycled.
• The items that end up in a landfill are oftenThe items that end up in a landfill are often
calledcalled SOLID WASTESOLID WASTE..

4. What isWhat is Solid WasteSolid Waste??
• We call it…trash, rubbish, refuse, orWe call it…trash, rubbish, refuse, or
garbage.garbage.
• It is waste material that is not liquid orIt is waste material that is not liquid or
gas.gas.
• Can refer to something leftover orCan refer to something leftover or
something not used wisely.something not used wisely.
• Much that is considered waste couldMuch that is considered waste could
actually be used wisely.actually be used wisely.

6. Is Solid Waste a ProblemIs Solid Waste a Problem
in the United States?in the United States?
• YES!!!YES!!!
• The U.S. leads the world in theThe U.S. leads the world in the
production of solid waste.production of solid waste.
• The average American producesThe average American produces
about 4.4 pounds of garbage EVERYabout 4.4 pounds of garbage EVERY
DAY!DAY!

7. So…How does Recycling Help ourSo…How does Recycling Help our
problem with Solid Waste?problem with Solid Waste?
• It conserves natural resourcesIt conserves natural resources
• It reduces our use of energy materialsIt reduces our use of energy materials
• It Minimizes pollutionIt Minimizes pollution
• All of these things together help protectAll of these things together help protect
our environment, right?our environment, right?

8. What are theWhat are the
“Three Rs?”“Three Rs?”
• ReduceReduce
• ReuseReuse
• RecycleRecycle

9. What does it mean to Reduce?What does it mean to Reduce?
• To buy or use less stuff or to throw wayTo buy or use less stuff or to throw way
less trash.less trash.
• For example, you can use a cloth bagFor example, you can use a cloth bag
repeatedly instead of a plastic bag to carryrepeatedly instead of a plastic bag to carry
home groceries.home groceries.

10. What does it mean to Reuse?What does it mean to Reuse?
• To save something and use it over and overTo save something and use it over and over
again for the same purpose or another purpose.again for the same purpose or another purpose.
• Examples…Examples…
*Buy used goods (like furniture, books,*Buy used goods (like furniture, books, music, toys,music, toys,
clothes, etc…)clothes, etc…)
*Sell or give away goods you no longer want or*Sell or give away goods you no longer want or
needneed
*Use the back of old paper as scratch paper*Use the back of old paper as scratch paper

11. What does it mean to Recycle?What does it mean to Recycle?
• To make something used into somethingTo make something used into something
new.new.
• When you run out of things to do with yourWhen you run out of things to do with your
cans and newspapers, you can recyclecans and newspapers, you can recycle
them so they go to companies that makethem so they go to companies that make
new things from them.new things from them.
• A recycled newspaper can be made intoA recycled newspaper can be made into
another newspaper or a comic book.another newspaper or a comic book.

13. What’s going on with RecyclingWhat’s going on with Recycling
here in Tucson?here in Tucson?
The Bad NewsThe Bad News ……
• Tucson is considered “below-average” onTucson is considered “below-average” on
the recycling scale.the recycling scale.
• At Tucson’s Los Reales landfill, more thanAt Tucson’s Los Reales landfill, more than
1,500 tons of garbage arrives every day,1,500 tons of garbage arrives every day,
and a lot of it COULD HAVE BEENand a lot of it COULD HAVE BEEN
RECYCLED!RECYCLED!

14. The Good News…
•The Tucson Recycles Program (which is
a once-a-week trash and recycling
collection) gets more waste away from our
landfill.
•How many of you have blue or green
barrels or buckets that you use for
recycling at home?

15. WHAT CAN WE RECYCLE???WHAT CAN WE RECYCLE???

16. Things we can recycle…Things we can recycle…
• PaperPaper
• Paperboard/Chipboard (cereal boxes)Paperboard/Chipboard (cereal boxes)
• Fiberboard (egg containers)Fiberboard (egg containers)
• Milk and Juice cartonsMilk and Juice cartons
• Newspaper and brown paper bagsNewspaper and brown paper bags
• CardboardCardboard
• Steel and tin cansSteel and tin cans
• Aluminum cans (soda cans)Aluminum cans (soda cans)
• Glass food and beverage containersGlass food and beverage containers

17. Let’s Look at Some Examples ofLet’s Look at Some Examples of
ArtArt using Recycled Materials…using Recycled Materials…

18. Jason Warner: My Spin
-reused steel pipe

19. Sara Spanjers
Pepperoni
Pizza
Tissue paper,
dried paint,
metal spokes,
rope pieces,
and bottle
caps.

20. Robert Zverina:Robert Zverina: Recycled CanRecycled Can
SpiralSpiral
1,000 flattened aluminum cans1,000 flattened aluminum cans

21. Melanie Lewis:Melanie Lewis: The Recycled ManThe Recycled Man
Various recyclable materialsVarious recyclable materials

22. What kind of art canWhat kind of art can YOUYOU make outmake out
of recycled materials???of recycled materials???