Why Recycle?

1. Why Recycle?

2. The trees, air, & soil around us Our fields, farms & the food we grow Our oceans, lakes, and rivers What is the environment?

3. Medicine & vitamins Beautiful scenery to look at Oxygen in the air Family & friends Nutrients in food Good Things Around Us There are many things around us that help us stay healthy.

4. Bacteria & viruses Harmful chemicals Tobacco smoke Loud noises Stress Hazards A hazard is anything in the environment that can hurt you or make you sick.

5. Go Green Save money, save the environment

6. Go Green • Energy and Water Efficiency • Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

7. Energy and Water Efficiency • Lighting • Heating and Cooling • Equipment • Water

8. Lighting • Fluorescent lights • Daylight • Turn off lights

9. Heating and Cooling • Summer • Winter • While you’re away • Programmable thermostat

10. Equipment • Turn off equipment • Turn off computer monitors • Use a power strip • Unplug chargers and adapters

11. Water • Don’t let water run • Fix leaks immediately • Run full loads • Lower water heater temp

12. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

13. Guess When……… • The first city dump opened. • 500 B.C. • Pigs were used to get rid of garbage. • 1900 • Landfills became popular. • 1920 • The first solid waste management laws were passed. • 1965 • A garbage barge circled Long Island with no place to unload. • 1987

14. What can we do? • Reduce the amount of waste. • Recycle items into new products through a manufacturing process. • Reuse the product in a different way.

15. Toxicity Reduce Packaging • Compare product packaging • Buy loose items • Buy in bulk • Use least amount necessary • Use non-hazardous alternatives • Follow use and disposal directions • Find a hazardous waste collection site

16. poisonous or dangerous ology ity A Toxic Word Game Toxic means _____________________. Toxic_____ is the study of poisons. Toxic___ is a measure of how dangerous a chemical is.

17. Which ones are more toxic?

18. Where Recycle What • Paper • Glass • Aluminum • Plastic • Curbside Collection • Drop-off Centers • Buy Back Centers

19. How many years to disappear? • Disposable Diaper • 500-600 years • Cotton Sock • 5-6 months • Styrofoam Cup • 1 million years + • Glass Bottle • 1 million years + • Leather Belt • 40-50 years • Wooden Block • 10-20 years • Banana Peel • 3-4 weeks • Cardboard Box • 1-2 months • Plastic Bottle • 1 million years + • Aluminum Can • 200-500 years

20. Reuse • Consider reusable products. • Maintain and repair durable products. • Reuse bags, containers, and other items. • Borrow, rent, or share items. • Sell or donate goods instead of throwing them out.

21. Go Green • Energy and Water Efficiency • Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

22. Infomercial Project • In a group of 5 research 10 ways to recycle, help the enviroment at home, school, outside and show the ideas • Using the websites below and your team write down the 10 ways. • Have a speech telling people why we should think about the environment and its health. • It will be video recorded, use posters to show information

23. http://paulllbcceip.weebly.com/ www.epa.gov/recyclecity/mainmap.htm www.virtualrecycling.com/contents.htm