1. Health Talent 21 project By: Abby Bonsall Mr. Aleszczyk Period 2

2. Reduce  Reduce means to bring down in size, amount, or number. You can reduce the amount of things you throw out by getting reusable products.  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/r educe?s=t

3. Reuse  Reuse means to put into service again. You can do this by donating old clothing, or turning something like a milk carton into a bird feeder.  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/r euse?s=t

4. Recycle  Recycle means to treat or process used or wasted materials so as to make suitable for reuse. You can do this by recycling paper, plastic, and glass instead of throwing it out where it will take thousands of years to break down.  http://dictionary.reference.com/brows e/recycle?s=t

5. Restore  Restore means to give back. We can do this by planting trees in a way that lets us give back to the environment.  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/r estore?s=t

6. Questions:  What is the organization responsible for your family's recycling in Atlantic County? ACUA (Atlantic County Utilities Authority).

7. Questions:  What items are accepted by your recycler? Aluminum cans, Appliances, Waste Batteries (Auto/Boat 12 Volt, AA, AAA, C, D),Books (Paperback and Hardback),Bottles/Cans/Paper/Cardboard, Bulky Waste, Carpet, Catalogs/Magazines,CCA - Containing Lumber, Cereal Boxes/Food Boxes, Christmas Trees, Clean Wood, Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs), Computer Paper, Concrete, Construction and Demolition Debris, Contaminated Soil, Dry Industrial Waste, Egg Cartons (paper only), Electronics, Empty Commercial, Pesticide Containers, Food Waste (Grease),Fuel Tanks, Glass containers, Household Hazardous Waste brochure, Household Hazardous Waste Fact Sheet, Incinerator Ash, Junk Mail, Large Containers, Magazines/Catalogs, Medical Waste, Metals, Mercury- Containing Devices, Motor Oil Drop-Off Sites Municipal Recycling Coordinators, Paint, Pizza Boxes, Plastic containers, Plastic Toys, Plastic Furniture Propane Tanks and Compressed Gas Cylinders, Stream Recycling Telephone Books, Tires, Trash, White Goods (Appliances), Wrapping Paper, Vinyl, Scrapyard Waste  Http://acua.com/acua/content.aspx?id=236

8. Questions:  How often are your recyclables picked up?  Once a week.

9. Questions:  What items other than normal bottles, cans and paper can be taken to your recycler? Aluminum cans, Appliances, Waste Batteries (Auto/Boat 12 Volt, AA, AAA, C, D),Books (Paperback and Hardback), Bulky Waste, Carpet, Catalogs/Magazines,CCA - Containing Lumber, Cereal Boxes/Food Boxes, Christmas Trees, Clean Wood, Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs), Computer Paper, Concrete, Construction and Demolition Debris, Contaminated Soil, Dry Industrial Waste, Egg Cartons (paper only), Electronics, Empty Commercial, Pesticide Containers, Food Waste (Grease),Fuel Tanks, Glass containers, Household Hazardous Waste brochure, Household Hazardous Waste Fact Sheet, Incinerator Ash, Junk Mail, Large Containers, Magazines/Catalogs, Medical Waste, Metals, Mercury- Containing Devices, Motor Oil Drop-Off Sites Municipal Recycling Coordinators, Paint, Pizza Boxes, Plastic containers, Plastic Toys, Plastic Furniture Propane Tanks and Compressed Gas Cylinders, Stream Recycling Telephone Books, Tires, Trash, White Goods (Appliances), Wrapping Paper, Vinyl, Scrapyard Waste.  Http://acua.com/acua/content.aspx?id=236

10. Questions:  What items does your recycler not take? Silvex, Ammunition, Asbestos, Commercial or Industrial Hazardous Waste, Dioxin, Explosives, Gas & Propane Cylinders, Infectious Waste, Kepone, PCB's, Pentachlorophenol, Radio active Materials, Rechargeable Fire Extinguisher, Shock Sensitive Chemicals, Smoke Detector, Unidentifiable Materials.  http://acua.com/acua/content.aspx?id=626& terms=unaccepted+items

11. Reinvent:  What can you make out of an empty 2 liter soda bottle?  I can make a volcano out of an empty 2 liter soda bottle. First, I fill it with red soda. Next, I cover it with paper Mache and paint it brown leaving it open at the top. Next I put on goggles, place my volcano in a field and drop Mentos in it and run away. The soda will react with the Mentos and the soda will shoot up into the air like a volcano.

12. Recycle PSA:

13. Bibliography  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/reduce?s=t http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/reduce?s=t  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/reuse?s=t http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/reuse?s=t  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/recycle?s=t http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/recycle?s=t  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/restore?s=t http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/restore?s=t  Http://acua.com/acua/content.aspx?id=236 Http://acua.com/acua/content.aspx?id=236  http://acua.com/acua/content.aspx?id=626&terms =unaccepted+items http://acua.com/acua/content.aspx?id=626&terms =unaccepted+items