REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

Dynamic Presentations

by Haidar , Vanessa and Vitor

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Waste generation What Does “Reduce,

Reuse and Recycle” Mean?

Reduce and Reuse Recycle MSOE Program Conclusion

Waste Generation in the United States

Per capita generation 4.38 pounds (2.28 kg) per person per day

251 Million Tons of Waste in 2012

* Data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2012

Total of Waste Generation (by material), 2012

3 R´s Principle

minimize the amount of waste that people

generate

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992

Sustainable solid waste management

Reduction (materials, energy and the waste generating), direct reuse of products and recycling materials.

Reducing and Reusing Most effective way: Not creat it!

New products, materials and energy

save natural resources, protect the environment, and save money.

Prevents pollution caused by reducing the

need to harvest new raw materials

Saves money and energy

Reduces the amount of waste that will

need to be recycled or sent to landfills and

incinerators

landfill

Reducing and Reusing - Ideas

Less Packaging

Donations

Maintain and Repair Products

Recycling

used materi

al

Processesand

remanufactures

sells it as a new product

Steps 1.Collection and

Processing2.Manufacturing3.Purchasing

New Products Made from Recycled Materials

Recycling - Benefits

Recycling helps our climate problems

Recycling preserves our resources and protects wildlife

Recycling is good for the economy

Recycling reduces landfills

Recycling saves energy 

Recycling at MSOE

Recycling bins

Waste

Conclusion

REDUCE

REUSE

RECYCLE

amount of waste produced

materials repeatedly

materials to make new products

“Anything else you're interested in is not going to happen if you can't breathe the air and drink the water. Don't sit this one out. Do something.” Carl Sagan

THANK YOU!!!QUESTIONS?

References

United States Environmental Protection Agency http://www2.epa.gov/recycle

MSOE http://www.msoe.edu/community/about-msoe/who-we-are/page/1295/green-projects#sthash.XrmXuY9n.dpuf