Recycling, reusing, and reducing waste are important ways to conserve resources and reduce pollution. Recycling supplies raw materials to industry, creates jobs, and stimulates greener technologies. Reusing items through repair, donation, or resale reduces waste without reprocessing. Reducing consumption and choosing durable, less toxic products prevents waste. Small actions like recycling cans and bottles, using reusable dishes, reducing food waste, and choosing efficient appliances can help reduce pollution.

1. By Julia Brkich and Samantha Miller RECYCLE REUSE REDUCE

2. Recycle Benefits of Recycling Conserves resources for our future. Saves energy. Supplies valuable raw materials to industry. Creates jobs. Stimulates the development of greener technologies.

3. Reuse Reusing items by: repairing them donating them to charity and community groups selling them -- also reduces waste. Reusing products, when possible, is even better than recycling because the item does not need to be reprocessed before it can be used again.

4. Reduce Waste prevention, or "source reduction," means consuming and throwing away less. It includes: purchasing durable, long-lasting goods; seeking products and packaging that are as free of toxics as possible; redesigning products to use less raw material in production, have a longer life, or be used again after its original use.

5. Ways to Recycle Reuse and Reduce Recycle aluminum cans and plastic bottles around your house. Use glass plates instead of wasting paper plates. Try to eat all of the food you make. Buy a washing machine that doesn't use a lot of water.

6. Conclusion In conclusion the more you recycle reuse and reduce, our earth will be less polluted.

7. http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/reduce.htm CREDITS