Warm UP 1.What do YOU think the government’s role in the economy should be? 2.What actions by people affect your community? World?

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Warm UP 1.What do YOU think the government’s role in the economy should be? 2.What actions by people affect your community? World?

Consumers in Society You have freedom to make decisions You make choices for your own benefit Decisions have impacts on others

Be a Responsible Consumer Share limited resources – Water – forest Protect public safety The environment – Garbage – Other pullutants

Using the Internet Find at least two suppliers of recycled paper products Compare the price to products made with new resources How may these prices affect people’s willingness to buy recycled products?

Encourage Responsibility As a group, you and other consumers have great power to influence businesses to operate responsibly Lists of businesses who produce responsibly can be found on the National Green Pages Conserve Each person produces 4.4 pounds of trash each day!

Recycling Cite 4 recycling facts you discovered Top 10 – List 10 ways you and your family can reduce or recycle

Review Questions 21, 22, 28 for Closure! Test tomorrow!

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