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Recycle and Waste
Video
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1.On, average one American throws away approximately 6.3 pounds solid waste every day.
A. True B. False
A. 7 years B. 100 years C. 3 to 4 weeks D. 3 months
2. How long does a banana peel take to degrade?
3. How long does it take for a tin can to degrade?
A. 100,000 years B. 80-100 years C. 5 years D. 500 years
4. How long does it take for disposable diapers to degrade?
A. 500 -600 years B. 100-200 years C. 50 years D. 1 year
5. Americans throw away about 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour.
A. True B. False
6. Every year Americans throw away enough office and writing paper to build a wall 12 feet high from New
York to Los Angeles.
A. True False
7. How long does it take for styrofoam to degrade?
A. 1 year B. 100 years C. eternity D. 10,000 years
8. Fleece is made out of recycled soft drink bottles?
A. True B. False
9. Electronics such as televisions, cell phones, and computers
cannot be recycled.
A. True B. False
10. Landfills can pollute drinking water.
A. True B. False
11. Some landfills allow toxic waste.
A. True B. False
12. Plastics have codes that indicate their ability to be recycled?
A. True B. False
13. Composting does what?
A. transforms organic matter into an unusable material
B. Nothing C. turns organic matter into natural
fertilizer D. All of the above
14. The new fluorescence light bulbs can be thrown in the garbage?
A. True B. False
15. What is the proper disposal method for batteries?
A. Throw them into the garbage B. Throw them into the burn pile C. Bring them to your neighbor
house so they can dispose them D. Bring them to a facility to be
recycled
Learning Objectives Understand the recycling process. Understand the importance of
recycling. Identify ways in which people can
make a difference through recycling. Identify items that can be recycled. Understand the composting process.
Populations and Waste
When populations increase so does the amount of waste.
This makes recycling a necessity
Why recycle?
What are the advantages to recycling?
What are the disadvantages to recycling?
Which one outweighs or is more important than the other?
What is recycling?
Reusing a product or creating a new product from waste
Creates new products from broken down and reprocessed products
Why is recycling so important?
Saves energy Reduces landfill waste Conserves natural resources Creates jobs
Importance of Recycling
Saves money Reduces pollution (air, land, water) Reduces demand for incineration
of waste
What can we do to help?
Recycle everything that can be recycled.
Know what items that can be recycled and where they can be recycled.
Recyclable Items1. Aluminum
a. About two-thirds of all aluminum cans in the United States are recycled
2. Paper products a. Nearly half of all wastepaper in the
United States is recycled
3. Glassa. separate the colors b. Colored glass should not be mixed with
clear glass
Recyclable Items4. Plastic
a. It typically takes 200 to 400 years to decay in a landfill
b. Plastic items contain codes and must be sorted by these codes
What should I know about plastics?
These codes are number which are usually on the bottom of the item Lower the number the easier it is to
recycle Higher the number the harder it is to
recycle So, it is best to try to use items that
have lower numbers
Recyclable Items
5. MetalsSuch as cars
6. Motor oilRefined and reused
7. Electronics
What is reusing?
A. Using a product again without remanufacturing
B. A form of recycling
C. Reusing water bottles, bags and containers
Remanufacturing
A. Making a previously used product into another product
B. A form of recycling
Remanufacturing
Aluminum, plastic, steel and glass can be melted down and reformed
How can you help?
Practice the four R’s Reduce Reuse Recycle Rebuy
Reduce
Try to reduce waste Give away or donate unwanted
items Compost food/yard waste
Reduce Use paper on both sides Borrow things that you don’t use very
often, instead of buying them Avoid disposable utensils, cups, and
plates
Reuse
Use items more than once Pack lunches in reusable container Reuse food storage containers Artwork can be made from used
materials
Rebuy
Purchase recycled materials Such as recycled paper Buying recycled items completes
the cycle
Remember
If you do not buy recycled products it defeats the purpose of recycling
Compost
A waste management technique Used to improve physical
properties of soil Mixture of “greens” and “browns”
Compost
Greens (nitrogen): grass clippings, vegetables, coffee grounds,
Browns (carbon): leaves, straw, sawdust, twigsA mixture of decomposed organic matter
Compost
Organic matter within the compost can vary
Decomposers are microbes such as bacteria and fungi
Other decomposers are earthworms
Compost
Key components to compost
Mixture organic matter Water (must be kept moist) Oxygen Decomposers
Increases decomposition
Need to be able to:
Identify items that can be recycled Explain the importance of recycling Identify ways people make a
difference by recycling Explain the four R’s and give
examples Explain composting
Remember the four R’s
Practicing the four R’s anyone can make a difference Reduce Reuse Recycle Rebuy