Recycle-101Basics steps for greening your classroom

What will you Learn?

•How much trash is there?

•The 3Rs•Start a recycling Program

•The Benefits

Trash Factso Americans use approximately 1 billion shopping

bags, creating 300,000 tons of landfill waste.o 38,000 miles of ribbon are thrown away each

year, enough to tie a bow around the Eartho Approximately 6.7 Billion bottles of water trash

our landfills every yearo Without Losing its quality, Aluminum can be

recycled over and over

WHICH WILL YOU CHOOSE?

DO NOTHING DO SOMETHING

The SolutionReduce- To make something smaller or to use

lesso Buy only what you need and use ALL of what you

Buyo When you’re through with something, pass it along

to other people who can continue to use ito When exercising, drink water from a reusable sports

bottle

The SolutionReuse- find &discover new ways to use old itemso HERE are a few ways you can reuse an old t-shirt

(Make sure to ask mom & dad for help)o Girls can make a skirto Boys Can make a grocery bagEveryone can have fun and use their imagination to think of

new ideas

The SolutionRecycle- To make something smaller or to use lessAlmost everything in your classroom and at home can be recycledo Plastic Bottles can be made into t-shirtso Old books can be recycled into new books

Recycling is easy, Can you recycle these things?o Aluminum cans o Cardboardo Electronic equipmento Glass (particularly bottles and jars)o Magazineso Metalo Newspapero Papero Plastic Bagso Steel Canso Writing/Copy Papero Yard Waste (leaves, grass)

Recycle at Schoolo Leadership-You’ll need a teacher or parent to help

launch your programo Teamwork- Once you have a leader, You’ll need a

team: other students, supporting teachers, and custodians

o A plan- Set goals and discuss how to reach them decide which materials your school will recycle- i.e. Paper, Plastic, Aluminum?

o Make Posters- hang posters about recycling in the cafeteria & classrooms

Recycle at School

Below are a few resources/ links that can help you start a recycling program at school

http://www.epa.gov/wastes/education/pdfs/school.pdf Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov/wastes/education/toolkit.htm

http://www.epa.gov/wastes/education/toolkit.htm

http://www.kab.org Keep America Beautiful

http://www.resourcefulschools.org Resourceful Schools Project

http://www.wm.com/enterprise/k-12-education/index.jsp Waste Management

http://www.wm.com/enterprise/k-12-education/index.jsp Recyclebank

The Benefitso Less Trash- Recycling helps divert 32% of

waste from crowding our landfills

o Saves Energy- making new items from recycled materials uses less energy

o Reduces Pollution- When trash decomposes it gives off a toxic soup called leacheates which pollutes our air

o Saves Money- Recycling helps Companies use less resources to make new products

Start Now

There’s no time like the present Recycle and keep

our planet happy!!!!!

Presentation BY Eco Falls

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