Recycle Reuse Reinvent

1. Recycle Reuse Reinvent 2010 District OHCE Leader Training

2. Life Cycle Approach • Re-think the product and its functions. • Re-duce energy and material consumption • Re-place harmful substances • Re-cycle. Select materials that can be recycled • Re-use. Design the product so parts can be reused. • Re-pair. Make the product easy to repair Source: United Nations Environment Program

3. What is a Life Cycle Approach? • A way of thinking that helps us recognize how our choices are part of a bigger system of events • Recognition that our decisions influence what happens at each stage • Helps balance trade-offs and positively impact: • Economy • Environment • Society

4. Lifecycle of a Cotton Shirt Recycle Disposal Reuse Waste Source: Loughborough University, 2004

5. Production Distribution Use Disposal Energy 4% 96% Air Pollution 2% 98% Water Pollution 4% 1% 96% Solid Waste 1% 7% 87% 5% Water Consumption 2% 98% Lifecycle of a Washing Machine Source: Loughborough University, 2004

7. Energy Use:Recycled & Virgin Content Products Million Btu’s per ton

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9. “Trash” Facts • The average American generates 4-5 lbs. of garbage/day. • The average American family generates approximately 2.5 tons of garbage a year. • Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to keep a 100-watt bulb burning for almost four hours or run your television for three hours. • Plastics require 100 to 400 years to break down in a landfill. • Glass takes 4000 years to break down

10. Recycling Facts • 30-50% of the waste stream is organic • 23 states no longer accept yard waste in land fills • In Japan, 50% of solid waste is recycled • In the US, 30% of solid waste is recycled • In Japan, 16% of waste goes to landfills • In US, 60-70% of waste goes to landfills

11. Roadblocks to Recycling • Inconvenient • Sort • Clean • Store • No curbside pick-up • No local drop-off site • Bulky – hard to handle

12. Aluminum • 95% more efficient to recycle than to make “new” aluminum • If you recycle only one thing, recycle aluminum • To prepare for recycling: • Rinse containers with clear water • Remove stuck on food from foil & pans • Separate beverage cans and foil from spray cans • If a group is collecting pull tabs for a charity, remove and save pull tabs

13. Plastic • Recycling 1 pound of PET plastic (most water & drink bottles) saves 12,000 BTU of energy • 66% more efficient to recycle plastic than to make new • Reuse intact containers then recycle when no longer useful • Rinse and crush lightweight bottles to prepare for recycling • Don’t forget the plastic wrapping around paper goods, electronics, etc.

14. Newspaper/Cardboard • If all newspaper was recycled, 250 million trees could be saved • Each ton of paper recycled saves: • 17 trees • 380 gallons of oil • 3 cubic yards of landfill space, • 4000 kilowatts of energy • 7000 gallons water

15. Steel • 58% of steel/tin cans are recycled • In the US, we discard enough iron and steel to continuously supply all of the nation’s automakers • Using old steel to make new steel preserves natural resources and energy. For every ton of steel recycled, we save: • 2500 pounds of iron ore • 1400 pounds of coal • 120 pounds of limestone

16. Glass • About 7-8% of household waste is glass • Glass can be recycled indefinitely • A modern glass bottle would take 4000 years to decompose – even longer in a landfill • Recycling glass cuts the waste involved in producing glass by 80% • Recycling Glass causes 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials

17. Special care items • CFL bulbs • Batteries • Tires • Electronics • Motor Oil • Fire Extinguishers • Appliances

18. Donate or recycle… • Eyeglasses • Hearing aids • Bathtubs, toilets & sinks • Computers • Cell phones • Smoke detectors • Ink Cartridges • Telephones • Books/Magazines • Packing foam/peanuts • Paint • Cars • Clothes Hangars • Propane tanks (grill) • Sewing Machines

19. Never Recycle: • Aerosol Cans • Brightly colored paper • Ceramics/pottery • Disposable Diapers • Hazardous Waste • Household Glass • Juice boxes/coated cardboard • Medical Waste • Wet paper • Napkins/paper towels • Pizza Boxes • Plastic bags & plastic wrap • Plastic coated boxes & plastic without recycle symbol • Plastic screw on caps

20. Alternatives to Recycling • Limit use of disposable products • Compost organic material • Reuse products

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22. Why Reuse? Reuse is less expensive than: • Recycling • Incineration • Composting • Adding to a landfill

23. ReuseDelays entry into the waste stream • Garage/Yard sale • Magazine/Book Swap • Clothing “swap party” • Pass down “special” items • Use grass clippings & leaves as mulch • Donate to Salvation Army, Goodwill, etc • Refinish/re-cover furniture

24. We should always reuse: • Glass jars • Shoe Boxes • Worn out towels, sheets • Computer paper • Paper Bags • Leftover building material • Egg cartons (for non-food uses) • Holiday greeting cards • Outdated phone books

25. Use these more than once: • Dry Cleaning Bags • Butter/Margarine wrappers • Business cards • Used envelopes • Plastic grocery bags • Plastic bread clips/twist ties • Plastic produce baskets • Spray bottles • Mesh bags • Pantyhose • Laundry bottle caps and scoops • Cereal Bag liners

26. Reuse of food containers: • Glass containers can be reused for all foods – but should not be used for pressure canning • Reuse other materials as follows: • Foods with similar chemical composition • Foods that will be exposed to the same type of process • Do not reuse porous materials such as: • Paper • Paperboard • Expanded foam • Do not reuse microwave packages with browning/crisping functions • It is best not to reuse containers for foods with strong odors Source: University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service

27. Paper or Plastic • Neither are good if put into a landfill • More than 200 billion plastic bags are consumed each year • Paper degrades as slowly as plastic in a landfill and takes up more space

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29. Reinvent – to bring back into existenceRevive – to bring back to life • 98% of all textile items that go to landfills could be reused or reinvented • With a plan, all leftover food can be part of another dish • Most furniture has more than one life

30. Reinvent - Textiles Repurpose large pieces of fabric • Curtains • Tablecloths • Sheets Salvage useable parts of: • Mattress pads • Bath Towels • Blankets • Jeans • Other clothing

31. Reinvent - Textiles An old t-shirt can become: • A shopping bag • A pillow case • A throw pillow • A child’s dress • A new shirt • A quilt or throw • A rug • A craft supply

32. Re-invent in the Kitchen • Meat • Casseroles • Soups/Stews • Stroganoff • Sandwich fillings • Stir fry • Quiche • Fajitas, quesadillas, enchiladas, tacos • Slow cook leftover roast beef, pork or chicken and shred for sandwiches or tacos

33. Re-invent in the Kitchen • Vegetables • Freeze leftovers until you have enough to make a pot of soup or stew • Add to casseroles • Add Italian dressing to drained cold vegetables and serve as a salad • Puree or “juice” onions, celery & peppers and add to other sauces for flavor

34. Re-invent in the Kitchen • Potatoes • Make a thin white sauce and add a chopped baked potato for soup • Scoop out the insides of baked potatoes, mash and season and return to the skins for “twice baked potatoes” • Microwave and re-mash potatoes (adding a little hot milk) • Make potato pancakes from leftover mashed potatoes

35. Re-invent in the Kitchen • Fruit • Make jam, jelly or preserves • Make juice or puree and freeze in ice cube trays • Mix with a little sweetener and non-fat yogurt and freeze • Use syrup from canned fruit to baste ham or marinate food • Layer fruit with cake and whipped topping for dessert

36. Re-invent in the Kitchen • Pasta • Combine with meat, veggies and sauce for a casserole • Add Italian dressing and leftover veggies and chill for pasta salad • Rice • Rice Pudding • Fried Rice • Mix with ground beef for meatloaf • Add to soup

37. Re-invent in the Kitchen • Bread • French Toast • Bread Pudding • Let dry and make bread crumbs • Croutons • Hot Dog/Hamburger Buns • Separate the top from the bottom and spread with margarine, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese and toast or broil

38. Re-invent in the Kitchen • Bread • French Toast • Bread Pudding • Let dry and make bread crumbs • Croutons • Hot Dog/Hamburger Buns • Separate the top from the bottom and spread with margarine, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese and toast or broil

39. Reinvent your kitchen/yard waste

40. Reinvent Kitchen/Yard Waste OK to Compost Not OK to compost Meat, fish, egg or poultry scraps (odor problems and pests) Dairy products (odor problems and pests) Fats, grease, lard or oils (odor problems and pests) Coal or charcoal ash (contains substances harmful to plants) Diseased or insect-ridden plants (diseases or insects might spread) Pet wastes (dog or cat feces, cat litter) (might contain parasites or germs) Yard trimmings treated with pesticides (might kill composting organisms) Black walnut tree leaves or twigs (substances harmful to plants)  • Animal manure • Cardboard rolls, cereal boxes, brown paper bags • Clean paper, shredded newspaper • Paper towels • Coffee grounds and filters, tea bags • Cotton and wool rags • Dryer and vacuum cleaner lint • Crushed eggshells (but not eggs) • Fireplace ashes • Fruits and vegetables • Grass clippings, yard trimmings, hay, straw • Hair and fur • Houseplants • Leaves • Nut shells • Wood chips, sawdust, toothpicks, burnt matches

41. Money-saving Skills Everyone Needs • Make minor sewing repairs/alterations • Create a household budget/balance a checkbook • Make soup • Comparison shop • Take care of your wardrobe • Clean your house • Bake in the microwave • Apply paint • Replace screens/filters • Put together a resume

42. Money-Saving Skills Source: MSN Money