Conservation Practices Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Obj Foods I

Conservation  Vital in protecting the environment  Preserve resources for future generations  Non-renewable  Produced in nature but at a rate too slow to keep up with demand  Oil  Renewable  Replaced quickly  Water

Conservation  Best place to practice is at home.  Reduce  Reuse  Recycle

Conservation: Reduce  To cut the amount of waste, energy, or water used.  Why?  How much trash do you make? Activity  America's Landfills America's Landfills  Lords of the Landfill Lords of the Landfill  Homes from a Landfill Homes from a Landfill  Sun Chips commercial Sun Chips commercial  ws/2010/04/26/the-next- wave-in-composting/ ws/2010/04/26/the-next- wave-in-composting/

Conservation: Reduce  Solid waste  Packaging  Paper products  Energy  Lighting  Refrigerators/ freezers  Ovens  Solutions  Cut off lights when not in use  Match the size of the pot to the flame  Keep the refrigerator clean, organized, and not overfilled  Water  Faucets  Dishwashing  Solutions  Turn off when not in use  Use dishwasher only when full

Conservation: Reuse  To use products again  Bags  Cloth bags for groceries  Plastic bags for litter  Take out containers  Gift bags  Paper products  Appliances  Borrow, rent, or share items used infrequently  Sell or donate products no longer needed or used  Leftovers  Convert to new recipes  The Big Waste The Big Waste

Conservation: Recycle  Using products that can be reprocessed to make something new  Paper  Buy and use recyclable containers  Plastic Plastic  Cans  Food  Compost food scraps  Electronics  Resale your outdated electronics  Electronics Electronics

Benefits of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle  Protect our non- renewable resources  Reduce costs  Less trash in the landfills  Less energy to make new items  More income for selling, reusing, and recycling items  And then there is always this…  Wait for it... Wait for it...