Recycle and Waste

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1.On, average one American throws away approximately 6.3 pounds solid waste every day. A. True B. False

A. 7 years B. 100 years C. 3 to 4 weeks D. 3 months 2. How long does a banana peel take to degrade?

3. How long does it take for a tin can to degrade? A. 100,000 years B years C. 5 years D. 500 years

4. How long does it take for disposable diapers to degrade? A years B years C. 50 years D. 1 year

5. Americans throw away about 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour. A. True B. False

6. Every year Americans throw away enough office and writing paper to build a wall 12 feet high from New York to Los Angeles. A. True False

7. How long does it take for styrofoam to degrade? A. 1 year B. 100 years C. eternity D. 10,000 years

8. Fleece is made out of recycled soft drink bottles? A. True B. False

9. Electronics such as televisions, cell phones, and computers cannot be recycled. A. True B. False

10. Landfills can pollute drinking water. A. True B. False

11. Some landfills allow toxic waste. A. True B. False

12. Plastics have codes that indicate their ability to be recycled? A. True B. False

13. Composting does what? A. transforms organic matter into an unusable material B. Nothing C. turns organic matter into natural fertilizer D. All of the above

14. The new fluorescence light bulbs can be thrown in the garbage? A. True B. False

15. What is the proper disposal method for batteries? A. Throw them into the garbage B. Throw them into the burn pile C. Bring them to your neighbor house so they can dispose them D. Bring them to a facility to be recycled

Learning Objectives Understand the recycling process. Understand the importance of recycling. Identify ways in which people can make a difference through recycling. Identify items that can be recycled. Understand the composting process.

Populations and Waste When populations increase so does the amount of waste. This makes recycling a necessity

Why recycle? What are the advantages to recycling? What are the disadvantages to recycling? Which one outweighs or is more important than the other?

What is recycling? Reusing a product or creating a new product from waste Creates new products from broken down and reprocessed products

Why is recycling so important? Saves energy Reduces landfill waste Conserves natural resources Creates jobs

Importance of Recycling Saves money Reduces pollution (air, land, water) Reduces demand for incineration of waste

What can we do to help? Recycle everything that can be recycled. Know what items that can be recycled and where they can be recycled.

Recyclable Items 1. Aluminum a. About two-thirds of all aluminum cans in the United States are recycled 2. Paper products a. Nearly half of all wastepaper in the United States is recycled 3. Glass a. separate the colors b. Colored glass should not be mixed with clear glass

Recyclable Items 4. Plastic a. It typically takes 200 to 400 years to decay in a landfill b. Plastic items contain codes and must be sorted by these codes

What should I know about plastics? These codes are number which are usually on the bottom of the item Lower the number the easier it is to recycle Higher the number the harder it is to recycle So, it is best to try to use items that have lower numbers

Recyclable Items 5. Metals Such as cars 6. Motor oil Refined and reused 7. Electronics

What is reusing? A. Using a product again without remanufacturing B. A form of recycling C. Reusing water bottles, bags and containers

Remanufacturing A. Making a previously used product into another product B. A form of recycling

Remanufacturing Aluminum, plastic, steel and glass can be melted down and reformed

How can you help? Practice the four R’s Reduce Reuse Recycle Rebuy

Reduce Try to reduce waste Give away or donate unwanted items Compost food/yard waste

Reduce Use paper on both sides Borrow things that you don’t use very often, instead of buying them Avoid disposable utensils, cups, and plates

Reuse Use items more than once Pack lunches in reusable container Reuse food storage containers Artwork can be made from used materials

Rebuy Purchase recycled materials Such as recycled paper Buying recycled items completes the cycle

Remember If you do not buy recycled products it defeats the purpose of recycling

Compost A waste management technique Used to improve physical properties of soil Mixture of “greens” and “browns”

Compost Greens (nitrogen): grass clippings, vegetables, coffee grounds, Browns (carbon): leaves, straw, sawdust, twigs A mixture of decomposed organic matter

Compost Organic matter within the compost can vary Decomposers are microbes such as bacteria and fungi Other decomposers are earthworms

Compost Key components to compost Mixture organic matter Water (must be kept moist) Oxygen Decomposers Increases decomposition

Need to be able to: Identify items that can be recycled Explain the importance of recycling Identify ways people make a difference by recycling Explain the four R’s and give examples Explain composting

Remember the four R’s Practicing the four R’s anyone can make a difference  Reduce  Reuse  Recycle  Rebuy