Household Rubbish What happens to it?

Landfill Sites Lots of air pollution / dust Rats and Gulls / Contamination/ Extra HGV traffic

Incineration plants Burns everything including the re-usable materials Produces lots of air pollution Although it can be used to produce electricity- very inefficient

What are the alternatives? The 3 R’s Reduce Reuse Recycle What can we do to protect valuable resources?

Recycling

What sort of things can be recycled?

Cans

Bottles Plastic and glass

Paper and Cardboard

Clothes / textiles and shoes

How do we collect these goods? Door to Door with leaflets Textile banks Charity Shop returns Schools Collections

What happens to the items after collection?

Repacked for easy stacking

Loaded on to Trucks / Containers

Sorted and graded into lots of different grades and types of clothing that can be re-worn

And items that can’t are made into wiper cloths for industry

Good quality light/tropical clothing is sent out to the Third world and Asian countries

This creates jobs and ….

enables some people to earn a living and the others are able to afford new clothing and shoes for their families without having to rely on Charity or handouts

It also brings in much needed money from tourists

The heavier items e.g. woollen jumpers, blankets, coats etc are sent to the colder Eastern Bloc countries, where again it creates employment and allows people to provide for their own families. It is estimated that 70% of the worlds population uses second-hand clothes.

It is estimated that 400,000 to 700,000 tonnes of textiles, worth an estimated £400 million, are sent to landfill every year in the UK. At least 50 % of the textiles going for landfill are re-usable / recyclable.

Schools programme Sometimes site a Textile bank at the school Provide bags for collection Send letter home with children

Things not to do with the letter

Show it to Parents/Guardians Grandparents Friends / Neighbours What to do with letter

Then bring in the collected bags on the arranged day

You must get permission from Your parents before bringing items in.

Because if your Dad should look like this

Or this.. when he goes to work

But has to go like this

Or this You could be grounded until you are about 35

Remember Reduce Reuse Recycle