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Recycling. By Acha Taku Adolfo Anaya Ravyn Brooks Angelica Barnes Isabel Felix. Main Idea. Taking material at the end of its use and turning it into useable material to make a new product.
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Recycling By Acha Taku Adolfo Anaya Ravyn Brooks Angelica Barnes Isabel Felix
Main Idea • Taking material at the end of its use and turning it into useable material to make a new product. • Most daily items are produced in factories and with the more items recycled the less toxin is released in the air. • Products made from recyclable material require less energy in the process.
How to Recycle • You can create separate bins and label them for separate recyclable items to avoid confusion with the trash • Rinse things before you recycle them • Keep recycling bins inside to avoid bad smell and animals from digging through it
Money • One of the biggest factors of recycling • When you recycle you have the opportunity to save some money • There are some recycling centers in every state that will pay you for items you recycle
Recyclable Items • Aerosol cans(completely empty) oil • oil filters • oil bottles (empty) • car batteries • rechargeable batteries (cd-ni, cd-metal hydride, etc) • appliances/white goods, which accounts for approximately 6 percent of the wastes generated • tires • cardboard boxes • yard debris; accounts for approximately 20% of waste generated • latex paint (usable) • Aluminum cans • Aluminum foil, clean • Beverage cans • Brochures • Cardboard Cereal boxes(remove lining) • Computer paper • Junk mail • Paint bottles • refrigerators • computers • TVs • cell phone • stereos
More Recyclable Items • Coupons • Cardboard Egg cartons • Food cans • Glass bottles and jars • Glass cosmetic bottles • Laundry bottles(remove caps and lids) • Ledger paper • Magazines • Newspaper • Paper • Paper tubes • Phone books • Plastic bottles • Tin cans • Tissue boxes • Used envelopes • Wrapping paper And Many More
List Of Non Recyclable Items • Animal waste • Carpet • Cigarette butts • Dirt/cement/rock • Flooring • Food boxes • Mirrors • Plastic toys • Toothpaste tubes • Waxed paper • Carbon paper • Cat litter • Dishes • Disposable diapers • Food waste • Glass • Old clothes/shoes • Rags/sponges • Soiled paper plates • Window glass
For more information • http://www.burrtecdesert.com/page81.html • http://www.burrtecdesert.com/page82.html • http://www.ilacsd.org/recycle/r_items.php • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling • http://www.wikihow.com/Recycle • http://www.tucsonrecycles.org/ • Call 520-791-3171