1. HELP US, SAVE, CONSERVE AND PROTECT THE PLANETS RESOURCES Case Study Recycling in schools Citizen Project 2011/2012Focuses on:Advantages and Disadvantages of recycling; gives information on how recycling has progressed inschools

2. Topic: Recycling Importance level HIGHAdvocacy: Schools should put out more bins and one recycling point Contributing to help make the world a better place to live. Advantages and disadvantages Advantage DisadvantageThe recycling industry is expanding Although recycling has greattherefore it will create jobs as the economical advantages, it is slightlylevel of recycling increases. expensive to start off with.Recycling takes much less energy For ecycling energy. What is the point in recycl recycling ourexample, recycling aluminium nails non-renewable resources when we renewabletakes 95% less energy than mining and still have some reserves remaining.processing new aluminium resources resources.There is a high level of loss in animalbiodiversity in places like the Amazonbecause of the wood demands ofMEDCs and by recycling our materials swe can reduce the loss of biodiversity Why is recycling important locally?Recycling in schools will encourage children to recycle when outside of schoolthis will help the community get together and make strong bond this iscrucial when it comes to overcoming violence and bad behaviour on thestreets of London.It is also very important for a local community to recycle because it help to helpsprotect their own environment and surroundings. This makes our communitiesa safer and much friendlier place for future generations and us to live. Why is recycling important on a global scale?The reason why recycling is important nationally and globally is mainly because of gthe rates at which our non renewable resources (fossil fuels) are running o at. outFossil fuels are substances such as natural gas, crude oil, coal and uranium (nuclear).Many of these resources are used in our everyday products that we throw away itusually ends up in a land fill site; this has a particularly catastrophic impact on th theplanet both visually and environmentally.Paper comes from trees. Most of the wood and paper that we use comes from treesin the Amazon rainforest located in brazil. MEDCs have a very high demand forpaper and wooden furniture If we where to recycle all of them, then less trees allwould have to be cut down, from the very few rainforests remain. remain.` 2