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The document discusses recycling and its importance. It defines recycling as converting waste materials into new materials and objects. The recycling symbol represents materials being collected, processed into new products, and consumed in new products. The three R's of recycling are reduce, reuse, and recycle. Various items are listed that can and cannot be recycled. Recycling saves natural resources and energy. The document encourages recycling to reduce pollution and help the environment.
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- 3. What is Recycle? Itis the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.
- 4. • It alsomeans that we can use our creative talent to make something new out of something old. • Most importantly, we can help save the Earth and all of its resources.
- 5. What does the RecycleSymbol Mean?
- 6. • The firsttop arrow represents the collection of recyclable materials for processing. • The bottom right arrow represents the recyclables being processed into recycled products. • The bottom left arrow is the most important. It represents when the consumer actually buys a product with recycled content.
- 7. What are thethree R’s of Recycling?
- 8. Reduce • Reduce meansto use less of something. Some examples are: 1. Use a handkerchief instead of tissues. 2. Use a cotton rag when cleaning house instead of paper towels. 3. Use a sports bottle instead of buying bottled water everyday.
- 9. Reuse • Reuse isto put again into service without changing. Examples are: 1. Wrapping paper 2.Floppy disks 3.Plastic grocery bags
- 10. Recycle • Recycle isto put again into service with changing. Examples are: 1. Cans 2.Glass 3.Plastics
- 11. Where do Itake my Recyclables
- 12. • A localrecycling center • A local waste recycling center • At curbside • A local bulky waste recycling center
- 13. How can Recycling conserveour natural resources?
- 14. • Recycling conservesnatural resources by substituting “secondary resources” such as glass, metal, and paper for raw materials extracted. • By recycling paper the need to cut down trees reduces. • By recycling aluminum it minimizes the need for mining new minerals, thereby decreasing damage to the wilderness.
- 15. How does Recycling saveenergy?
- 16. • The energyrequired to manufacture paper, plastics, glass, and metal from recycled materials is usually less than the energy required to produce them from new materials. • The steps such as collection, processing, and transportation is also usually less energy then the steps in supplying new materials.
- 17. Beautiful planet We allwant a clean Earth
- 18. A world fullof junk We don’t want a polluted Earth
- 19. Some things just won’tgo away…
- 20. It is importantto recycle Time for garbage to decompose: Banana peel = 3 to 4 weeks
- 21. It is importantto recycle Time for garbage to decompose: Paper bag = 1 month
- 22. It is importantto recycle Time for garbage to decompose: Wool sock = 1 to 5 years
- 23. It is importantto recycle Time for garbage to decompose: Cigarette butt = 5 years
- 24. It is importantto recycle Time for garbage to decompose: Plastic bag = 10-20 years
- 25. It is importantto recycle Time for garbage to decompose: Tin can = 80 to 100 years
- 26. It is importantto recycle Time for garbage to decompose: Aluminum can = 500 years
- 27. It is importantto recycle Time for garbage to decompose: Glass bottle = 1,000 years
- 28. It is importantto recycle Time for garbage to decompose: Styrofoam = unknown (a really long, long time)
- 29. It is importantto recycle Time for garbage to decompose: Plastic bottle = unknown (a long, long time)
- 30. Things that CANNOTbe recycled • Aluminum Foil • Auto Glass or Ceramics • Batteries • Film Canisters • Food • Light Bulbs • Painted Wood • Paper Towels and Napkins • Plastic Grocery Bags • Plastic Wrap • Porcelain • Styrofoam • Treated Wood • Wrappers
- 31. What are some thingsI can Recycle?
- 32. Things that CANbe recycled: • Aluminum Cans • Brown Paper Bags • Cardboard • Catalogs, Magazines, and Phone Books • Chipboard (Cereal Boxes, Shoe Boxes, etc.) • Colored Paper • Computer Paper • Envelopes • Glass Bottles and Jars (Without the Caps) • Newspapers and Junk Mail • Plastic Bottles and Jugs (Without the Caps) • Tin and Steel Cans • Empty Aerosol Cans • White Ledger Paper
- 33. • Paper • Cardboard •Glass • Steel Cans • Batteries • Plastic • Tires • Shoes • Computers
- 34. Recycle a phonebook
- 35. into a penorganizer
- 36. Recycle old floppydisks…
- 37. into a penholder
- 38. or into anotepad
- 39. Recycle a paperclip…
- 40. into a phonestand
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- 42. into a phonedock
- 43. or a giftpackaging
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- 48. Recycle a waterbottle…
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- 53. What Happens If WeDon’t Recycle Plastic?
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- 56. Make Earth acleaner place! Recycle!