Garbage production is a major environmental issue, as each person produces around 4.3 pounds of trash daily that takes centuries to decompose fully. The amount of trash increases constantly due to higher wealth, population growth, more packaging waste, and changes in lifestyle. However, by following the 5 R's of reduce, reuse, recycle, renew and rethink, people can turn garbage into useful materials and help address this pressing problem.

1. Septi Dwisidi Hapsari
SMA Negeri 31 Jakarta
XI IPA 1

2. Background Issues
Garbage is a major form of environment
pollution these days. Researchers have found
that each person produces about 4,3 pounds of
trash a day. Garbage takes hundred of years to
completely decomposed. We running out of
space to throw out all the garbage.

3. Purpose
• To push people to recycling more.
• Make waste into something useful.
• Prevent global warming.
• Decrease garbage.

4. The Reason Why Amount of Trash
Constantly Increasing
• Increasing wealth means that people are buying
more products and ultimately creating more
waste.
• Increasing population means that there are more
people on the planet to create waste.
• New packaging and technological products are
being developed, much of these products contain
materials that are not biodegradable.
• New lifestyle changes, such as eating fast food,
means that we create additional waste that isn’t
biodegradable.

5. What Can We Do?
There’s so many things that we can do to
make garbage into something useful. All that
we can do are:
•Reduce
•Reuse
•Recycle
•Renew
•Rethink

6. Reduce
Buy only what you need. Use all that you buy.
Avoid heavily packaged products. Avoid
disposable items like paper plates and plastic
silverware. Buy the largest size package for those
items that you use are often. Refuse bags at fast
food restaurants or stores when you only buy a
few items. When taking care of the lawn, leave
grass clippings on the lawn instead of bagging
and throwing out. Start a compost pile for grass
clippings, tree trimmings and fruit and vegetable
scraps.

7. Reuse
Reuse items - use them over and over until
they are completely worn out. Lunch bags can
be brought home and used for many more
lunches. Borrow or share items you don't use
very often. Donate unwanted items to thrift
stores or charitable organizations. Have a yard
sale. Repair items, instead of throwing away
and buying new. Refill bottles. Bring grocery
store bags back and use the same ones the
next time you go shopping.

8. Recycle
Recycle means taking something old and
making it into something new. Recycling is one
of the best ways for you to have a positive
impact on the world in which we live.
Recycling is important to both the natural
environment and us. We must act fast as the
amount of waste we create is increasing all
the time.

9. Renew
Restore to a new or fresh condition. It
means that we must repair the broken things
as if new again.

10. Rethink
Think again before you decide to buy new
clothes or something. And ask yourself such as
“What will be left when I am through with this
item?” or “How much trash do I have to throw
away just to get to the item?” or “Do I really
need those?”.

11. Conclusion
We usually thinks that garbage is useless,
but if we do the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,
Renew, and Rethink”, we can make those
garbage into useful things.

12. Thank You