Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

ESLI Program

The ProblemLandfills

● Transport● Contaminates drinking water● Hurts animals

Incinerators

● Dioxins

I-95 Landfill

How Much?

Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic water bottles every hour

In Virginia, every year we throw away enough trash to circle the globe twice!

Solution!

The 4 R’s

1. REFUSE2. REDUCE3. REUSE4. RECYCLE

1.Refuse

● DON’T USE SINGLE-USE DISPOSABLES IN THE FIRST PLACE

● Think about your actions…○ Your amount of trash○ Going out to eat

■ Water bottle■ Starbucks cup■ Lunch box

2.Reduce If you have to use, try to use less!

3.Reuse

● Creativity!● Cereal boxes →

folders● Milk carton

wallets● Reusable

bags/water bottles

● Hand-me-downs

4.Recycle

● Make it into something new● Plastic bottles→ carpets● Paper● Food waste→ compost● Electronics

○ Best Buy○ Call2Recycle

What Can Your

Community

Recycle?

● Single stream ● Where in your

school?

Recycling

Dos and

Don’ts

Recycle It! Trash It!

Paper,Cardboard

Plastics

Aluminum Cans

Glass

Straws

Food and Candy Wrappers

Anything Soiled with Food

Styrofoam, Packing Peanuts

Plastic Grocery Bags

Cartons

Fun Facts About

Waste

● Each person wastes just under a ton of waste a year (baby elephant!)

● Over 75% of trash can be recycled- however, only 30% is

That’s a lot of waste...

So What Will

You Do?

Works Cited

“11 Facts about Recycling.” DoSomething.org. Do Something, Inc. 2013. Web. 10 June 2013. <www.dosomething.org>.

“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” EPA. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 18 Apr. 2013. <www2.epa.gov>.

https://www.timetorecycle.org/pdf/EDUCATION/Recycling%20Fun%20Facts.pdf