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Waste Doesn’t Go Away !
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Click to add title Click to add text Waste is a disgrace A lot of the things we throw away can be recycled or reused. Waste is a disgrace WASTE IS A DISGRACE!
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!!!WASTE IS A PROBLEM!!! When you throw away it really does not go away it goes to a land fill like this and sits and sits…
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Hazardous Happenings Hazardous materials like cleaners, batteries, etc. wind up in landfills and cause pollution.
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The Rotten Truth People throw away too much food waste that ends up in the landfills. Most things can be composted.
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The Problem With Plastic Not all plastic waste gets recycled. Reuse and recycle!
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Down storm drains into flood canals that lead to the ocean.
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We use about 1 billion shopping bags in a year which creates 300,000 tons of landfill waste. This affects almost 267 species of animals.
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There are 3,091 active land fills and 10,000 municipal old landfills in the US. People use on average 5 pounds of trash a day.
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When someone litters it goes straight to the ocean. When it goes to the ocean, its possible for fish to mistake it as their breakfast and it eat it, and die. :(
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TIP #1: BRING YOUR OWN BAG
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TIP #2: Use reusable water bottles
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Tip # 3: Reuse old clothing to make them into something new to wear.
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Create ECO FASHION: This is student Vanessa Neal modeling an outfit made out of reusable clothing and materials.
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Here is your chance To Go Green and Do the Wright Thing!
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Just Say No! (To Dumpsters!!!)
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BIN #1: CLOTHING Instead of throwing away your old clothes you can donate it to the needy. http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=active&site=images&tbm=isch&q=clothing&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&imgtype=i_similar&sa=X&ei=QAvxTaLKGIj6sAOdn6CdDg&ct=img-sim-l&oi=image_sil&resnum=17&tbnid=zP2q9br1HrjDRM:
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BIN # 2: Books Put books you don’t need in the book bin and we will send them where they belong.
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Bin #3: Gently Used School Supplies We will donate them to homeless youth who need them!
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BIN # 4: Paper Items Old homework, posters, etc. can be recycled here.
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And finally…the dumpster No other place for it to go? Remember this goes to the landfill.
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Remember that your garbage may live longer than you!
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Take the time to sort!
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