This document provides information about proper waste sorting and recycling. It explains what types of waste go in each colored container - yellow for plastics and metals, green for glass, and blue for paper and cardboard. It also discusses taking batteries, chemicals, and other hazardous waste to recycling depots. The document emphasizes the importance of recycling and provides tips for reducing waste production through strategies like avoiding disposables, reusing items, donating usable goods, and home composting.

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2. How to live without destroying the planet?
A new species inhabits our
Satellites show forests seas, "plastic" 13.000 pieces
burning in Brazil, per square kilometer!
Indonesia, Australia,
Spain ...
Sunbathing has
become dangerous:
Pyrenees glaciers the deterioration of
are melting. And in the ozone layer
Patagonia, causes more
Argentina, and ultraviolet radiation
Norway as well

3. Why is it important to recycle and save
natural resources?
Recycling is one of the best things that you
can do for the environment. While reducing
piles of garbage, you're also protecting
natural resources, cutting down global
warming pollution and saving water and
energy.
Make recycling a family affair. It’s easier to get people
involved if they know what they’re supposed to do. The goal is
to make recycling so easy and automatic that it blends into
the flow of everyday life.

4. The strategy of the 3 R's
One of the keys to reducing the amount of waste generated is to
apply this simple rule, which corresponds to the initials of
"Reduce", "Reuse" and "Recycle", which should
established in this order at the time of managing waste.
The rate of waste generation amounts at the city of
Madrid to 1.5 kg per capita per day, representing a
quantity of waste difficult to imagine.
Children must to learn why it is important to
treat natural resources and waste with care.

5. There are many possible ways to reduce the amount and hazard
of waste. Here are some tips:
-Buy products in bulk or large packages whenever possible. Avoid
individual products and flee from disposable items (plates,
cutlery, napkin ...).
- Avoid the use of dangerous products or replace them with less
harmful ones(batteries rechargeable, vegetable-based or water
inks, organic cleaners, etc).

6. -Do not use disposable products, choose other more durable
(handkerchiefs, cutlery, glass dishes, shopping carts ...). If you have to
buy them give several applications: fill the bottle, wash the cutlery and
plates, reuse shopping bags, etc.
-You can give new functions to objects that you would throw away
otherwise:
Use clothes that you can not donate as rags.
Take glass jars to store other products.
Use shopping bags for trash instead of buying other bags, etc.
-Donate anything that can still be helpful to someone else. There are
associations that collect clothing, computers, furniture, toys, books ... and
are responsible for making them available to people who need them.

7. Although the recycling of most materials need for processes that can
not be done at home, some products can be recycled at home:
- Soap from vegetable oil.
- Recycled paper.
- Composting: technology for recycling organic waste.
- Crafts and other creative ideas.
But the most important thing is

8. What waste is in the yellow container?
• Plastic Packaging :
Milk bottles, juice, yoghurt, soft drinks, water, home cleaning products or
of personal care (gel, shampoo, cologne, cream, etc.).
Butter or cream tubs, cups of yoghurt, pudding or other desserts.
Shopping bags, packaged goods such as muffins, bread, chips, nuts, etc..
Polystyrene trays (Styrofoam), plastic film and plastic wraps (the film
which come with trays of meat, fruits, vegetables and fish)
Large plastic wraps of mattress or furniture covers.
single-use glasses, dishes or cutlery.
• metal containers(Steel and aluminium):
Cans, tins. Aluminum plates and trays
Foil,bags of chips, etc. Lids and caps of bottles or jars. Sprays
• brick type packaging :
milk, tomato, wine, oil, soup bricks ...

9. It is important to note that in the yellow bin
only plastics that are part of a package
(along with cans and bricks) should be
deposited
. If you want to recycle other plastic
products and materials, such as a toy or a
plastic chair, you should take them to the
Recycling Depot.

10. What types of waste go to the green
container? Glass container.
Bottles, cans and glass jars.
Remove lids, caps, corks, paper labels. Rinse
bottles before placing in the container. Glass
bottles must not be mixed with other types of
glass such as windows, light bulbs, mirrors,
glass tableware or auto glass. Pottery
contaminates glass and is difficult to sort out.

11. What waste is in the blue container?
Paper and cardboard container.
Newspapers, magazines, catalogues,
What is he
letters, cardboard packaging, egg doing?
boxes, etc.
Do not throw dirty paper or
plastic bags.
Fold cardboard

12. Single Use Batteries (Alkaline, Heavy Duty)
There are battery containers in many places such as schools,
gyms, supermarkets, street signs...

13. Chemist`s. Sigre Point
Medicine, drugs.
Do not throw them in any other container.
Chemicals must never be dumped in drains or
toilets.

14. Container of organic matter and
debris.
Organic matter (food waste). Paper and dirt. Diapers.
Place in sealed bags to avoid contaminating the containers.

15. City Recycling Depot. (Punto Limpio)
Some of the waste will require special handling
procedures and special recycling places or
processes.
Chemicals or used oil, must never be disposed
of in drains or into toilets.

16. Some of the waste will require special
handling procedures and special
recycling places or processes.
Items such as poison, paint, oil, solvent,
automotive fluid, cleaning soap and herbicide.
Motor Oil, Tyres and Car Batteries
Fluorescent light bulbs, Mercury Thermostats &
Thermometers, Mercury Switches.
Unwanted Household Goods (small appliances,
tableware, clothing, furniture, toys, sports
equipment, children's books, etc.)

17. The distribution or location of the recycling
depots in our country (fixed and / or
mobile), depends on the Community,
municipality or district where you live.
It is therefore advisable to call your town
council information service.

18.  20% of men consume more than 80% of the earth's resources.
 5,000 people die every day from unsafe water. One thousand million people lack
access to clean water.
 One thousand million people are hungry.
 Over 50% of the grain market in the world are used as animal food and agrofuels.
 40% of the arable land is degraded.
 13 million hectares of forest disappear annually.
 One in four mammals, one in eight birds, one amphibian in three is in danger of
extinction. Species are becoming extinct at rates 1,000 times the natural rate.
 Three quarters of fish stocks are depleted, in decline or on the verge of becoming
so.
 The average temperature in the last 15 years has been the highest ever recorded.
 The ice (ice bank or the polar regions) has lost 40% of its thickness in 40 years.
 There could be 200 million climate refugees by 2050.
 Global military spending is 12 times higher than development aid.

19. What can citizens do to protect the environment?
We all know what to do, but sometimes we forget.

21. Write a comment under each picture
giving advice on how to take care of our
environment. Use should / shouldn’t

30. Don't throw away anything that can be recycled!
Here is a list of things you should always recycle (or reuse!) ...
Where do you put these away in Valladolid?
Acid Batteries
•Aluminum Cans
•Building Materials
•Cardboard
•Chemicals
•Electronic equipment
•Glass (particularly bottles
and jars)
•Batteries
•Magazines
•Metal
•Newspaper
Oil
•Paint
•Paper
•Plastic Bags
•Plastic Bottles
•Steel Cans
•Tyres
•Wood
•Writing/Copy Paper

31. Do you really know, the meaning of
these symbols? Write it down

32. What do you think about this image?
Type your answer here:

33. TEST: WASTE & RECYCLING, TRUE OR FALSE?
Delete one of the two letters T / F
T/F 1. Waste is valueles, so they must always be in the dump.
T/F 2. cans, plastic containers and bricks should be disposed of in the yellow
bin.
T/F 3. A broken plastic toy should be disposed of in the yellow bin.
T/F 4. The green bin is only used for glass containers .
T/F 5. Compost is a natural ferltilizer used for growing plants.
T/F 6. Used paper napkins should go in the blue bin.
T/F 7. Cardboard boxes and newspapers should be in different bins
T/F 8. Everything that cannot be recycled ore reused shoyuld go to dumps
T/F 9. Oil stained paper shouldn’t go to the blue bin.
T/F 10. Broken glasses and plates should be in the blue bin.

34. How Green are you? choose
Question 1: If you saw some one throw their paper on the
ground out side, what would you do?
A Pick it up, yell at who did it, and throw it in a recycle bin.
B Who cares? They can do what they want to!
C Probably pick it up and put it where it belongs.
Question 2: Do you mostly...
A Pick up garbage when you see it laying
around?
B Sit around all day and throw litter on the
ground?
C Attend "Take it to the basket" meetings?

35. Question 3: When you go to the store, do you use...
A Paper bags
B Reusable bags
C Plastic bags
Question 4: How long do your showers usually take?
A 20 min. usually less.
B 10 min. at the most
C 1 hour, I like nice bubble bathes!

36. Question 5: Do you keep the water running when you brush your teeth?
A NO WAY! That's just wasteful!
B Yes, but I don't brush my teeth THAT long!
C Sometimes, when I don't think about it!
Question 6: Do you use "green" items?
Such as, paper towels, detergent, and so on.
A Most of the time! I try to!
B I don't really care what kind it is!
C Yes, all the time!

37. Question 7: Do you keep a recycling bin at your house, and recycle it?
A I like to!
B Yes, but I don't use it!
C YES!
Question 8: Do you turn your computer off when you don't use it?
A Yes.
B Most of the time.
C No, It takes too long to turn back on.

38. Question 9: Do you want to beat up BP for that oil spill?
A Well kind of! It's racking our ocean!
B Yeah! BP IS HORRIBLE!
C OH YEAH!
Question 10: Did you like this test?
A Yes .
B No.
C It was OK.