Recycling involves using materials that have already been used to make new things. It helps reduce waste and limits new purchases. Common materials that can be recycled include paper, cardboard, tin cans, aluminum, plastic, and glass. These materials break down at different rates, with glass taking the longest at over 4000 years. Recycling helps reduce the amount of dangerous rubbish in landfills and protects the planet.

1. WHAT IS
RECYCLING?
MARÍA GÓMEZ GONZÁLEZ
CARLA M. GONZÁLEZ NÚÑEZ
PILAR VELOSO TRIGO
NAZARET PINO TEIXEIRA

2. Recycle means
using things that
have already
been used, to
make new things.

3. You should reuse
items as much as
possible before
replacing them.
You should limit the
number of purchases
that you make in the
first place.
You should convert items
into reusable material
(put to some new purpose
as much as possible).

4. RECYCLING
MATERIAL
PAPER
TETRAPAK
TINS (CANNED FOOD)
TINS ALUMINIUM
PLASTIC
GLASS
TIME OF DETERIORATION
2 to 4 weeks
30 to 45 years
10 to 100 years
200-500 years
500 to 1000 years
Indefinite (+ 4000 years)

5. LOOK WHAT IS
HAPPENING
BECAUSE OF THE
RUBBISH THAT
WE THROW!!

6. Most items that
we found at school
can be recycled!

7. PLASTIC GLASS
DANGEROUS
RUBISH
PAPER

8. LET’S HELP THE
PLANET TOGETHER!