2. WHY WE SHOULD RECYCLE AT P.S.226

3. IN OUR RESEARCH WE FOUND…

10. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF RECYCLING?.

11. Recycling benefits both the environment and the economy. The next time you recycle your plastic bottle, aluminum can, or newspaper, remember how you are helping to take care of the earth. Environmental Benefits Using recycled materials saves energy, saves natural resources, and reduces pollution. Conserves Energy Using recycled materials such as paper, glass and aluminum to make new products saves large amounts of energy. Saves Natural Resources Using recycled materials means we can log fewer forests, mine fewer metals, and drill for less oil. Greenhouse Gas Emissions People have recycled about 30% of re-usable resources and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. By doing this it is like removing nearly 25 million cars from the road making our air cleaner.

12. ECONOMIC BENEFITS MANY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF RECYCLING, BUT DID YOU KNOW RECYCLING ALSO HAS ECONOMIC BENEFITS? RECYCLING CREATES MANY JOBS SUCH AS RECYCLING PLANTS WHERE MATERIALS ARE BROUGHT TO BE REMADE INTO SOMETHING NEW. MANY COMPANIES SAVE MONEY BY USING RECYCLED MATERIALS FOR THEIR PRODUCTS. FAMILIES CAN MAKE MONEY BY RECYCLING BOTTLES, PAPER, ALUMINUM, INK CARTRIDGES, BATTERIES AND CELL PHONES. THERE ARE MANY ECONOMICAL BENEFITS!!!!!

13. BUT HOW CAN RECYCLING BENEFIT P.S. 226?

14. AT P.S. 226 WE SHOULD RECYCLE BECAUSE : WE WILL HELP MAKE OUR EARTH A BETTER PLACE. WE WILL WORK AS A TEAM TO BETTER OUR COMMUNITY. WE WILL HELP TO RAISE MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOL TO BUY BOOKS, SUPPLIES, AND TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT NOW BECAUSE OF BUDGET CUTS OUR SCHOOL WILL NEED THE MONEY.

15. HOW CAN WE RECYCLE HERE AT P.S. 226? DID YOU KNOW..... THAT IF 18 CLASSES COLLECTED 50 BOTTLES A WEEK THEY WOULD RAISE $2.5O. IN ONE MONTH EACH CLASS WOULD RAISE $10.00. ALL 18 CLASSES COMBINED WOULD RAISE $180.00 PER MONTH. BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WE WOULD HAVE RAISED $1,440 !!!

16. HOW CAN WE RECYCLE HERE AT P.S. 226? DID YOU KNOW THAT OUR SCHOOL CAN HAVE RECYCLING DRIVES. FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND ALL OF THE P.S.226 COMMUNITY CAN SAVE THEIR BOTTLES FOR A FEW WEEKS AND BRING THEM TO SCHOOL ON A SPECIAL DAY. WITH THE HELP OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND VOLUNTEERS WE CAN BRING RECYCLABLES TO STORES, OR CENTERS TO RAISE MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOL.

17. HOW CAN WE RECYCLE HERE AT P.S. 226? DID YOU KNOW THAT OUR SCHOOL CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH A LOCAL RECYCLING CENTER AND SET UP AN ACCOUNT WHERE SUPPORTERS OF OUR SCHOOL CAN TAKE THEIR RECYCLABLES AND REQUEST ALL PROCEEDS GO TO OUR SCHOOL ACCOUNT ?

18. HOW CAN WE RECYCLE HERE AT P.S. 226? DID YOU KNOW OUR SCHOOL COULD ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY COLLECTION POINT WHERE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND LOCAL RESIDENTS CAN DROP OFF RECYCLABLES AT OUR SCHOOL. WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS, OR PROFESSIONALS WE CAN BRING RECYCLABLES TO CENTERS TO RECIEVE PROFITS.

19. DID YOU KNOW THAT WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE… SO WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR???????