1. RECYCLING

2.  RECYCLE  TRASH  COMPOST Recycle Plant

3. DOES IT BREAK DOWN?  Degrade= break down  Anything that can be broken down naturally by decomposers  Food scraps, wood, paper  Anything that cannot be broken down naturally in a reasonable amount of time  Plastics, glass bottles, cans, Styrofoam, BIODEGRADABLE NON- BIODEGRADABLE

4. THERE ARE NOW BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS

5. CONTROLLING WASTE- 3 R’S  3 R’s  Reduce- create less waste in the first place  Reuse- find another use for a product  Recycle- reclaiming raw materials to create something new

7. 1. REDUCE  To reduce means to make or use less  results in less waste  Buy less & use hand me downs  Yard sales – Get rid of extra stuff  Buy in bulk  Use cloth bags instead of plastic  Walk/bike when possible  Could be bad for businesses

8. HOW ELSE CAN WE REDUCE?  Composting  Natural decomposition of waste  Produces compost (fertilizer) for crops  Can be done on a small or large scale  backyard or a facility  Mix dirt, food scraps, water and air together to make compost

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11. 2. REUSE  Reuse products  do not throw out after one use  Travel mugs instead of plastic coffee cups  Wrapper free lunchbox  Cloth instead of plastic bags  Reuse plastic-ware  Repair broken items instead of buying new ones  Could be bad for businesses

17. Highest & Lowest?

19. 3. RECYCLE  Reclaiming raw materials from products to create new products  Conserves energy & resources  Reduces the environmental damage

21. 4 CATEGORIES OF RECYCLING

22. 1. Metals= melted down & reused 2. Glass= melted down to make new glass containers 3. Paper= recycled a few times 4. Plastics

25. WHERE DOES PLASTIC COME FROM?  Plastics come from oil  They can take over 500 years to break down

26. DOWNSIDE OF RECYCLING  Not the complete answer to our waste problem  Some materials cannot be recycled  Some recycled products have no uses  Have to use energy/electricity to recycle into new products   Creates pollution

27. PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH  1. What is the Garbage Patch & where is it found?  2. What causes the garbage patch?  3. What percentage of ocean trash is plastic?  4. How do the broken down plastics affect the sea life?  5. How should we deal with the garbage patch?