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Reducing Pollution through Recycling

Reducing Pollution through Recycling. Patricia Speights, MPH Student Walden University Aspects of Environment Health: Local to Global (PUBH-6165) Instructor: Dr. Robert Marino Fall, 2010. Learning Outcomes. Define recycling Understand the importance of recycling

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Reducing Pollution through Recycling

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  1. Reducing Pollution through Recycling Patricia Speights, MPH Student Walden University Aspects of Environment Health: Local to Global (PUBH-6165) Instructor: Dr. Robert Marino Fall, 2010

  2. Learning Outcomes • Define recycling • Understand the importance of recycling • Recall the types of products that can be recycled • Recognized the facts surrounding products to be recycled • Define global warming • Define the cause of global warming • Recognized how to start a recycling program in a community

  3. Pollution can be effectively managed by reducing reusing, and recycling • Reducing –simply means to cut back • Reusing – means to use an item more than once. Reference: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (2010)Reduce, reuse, recycle, buy recycled, Retrieved on October 18, 2010 from http://www.epa.gov/region9/waste/solid/reduce.html#reuse

  4. What is recycling • Recycling is the process of taking a product at the end of its useful life and using all or part of it to make another product. Reference: Earth 911 (2010). Recycling 101. Retrieved on October 24, 2010 from http://earth911.com/recycling/

  5. Things that can be used again or recycled include • Plastic • Paper • Glass • Aluminum • Batteries • Electronics, etc

  6. Recycling Symbols and numbers What the numbers mean • 1 – The easiest to recycle (normally consist of soda and water bottles as well as many other common food packages. • 2 – Easy to recycle as well. Mostly used to package bleach, detergents, milk, containers, hair products, etc. • 3 – Found in pipes, toys, furniture, packaging • 4 – Use for many types of wrapping such as grocery bags and sandwich bags • 5 – Mostly used in clothing, tubs, ropes, bottles, auto parts • 6 – Mostly used in coffee cups, foam food trays, packaging peanuts • 7 – Could be a mixture of any of the above or plastics not readily recycle Reference: Green living tips (2010). Recycling by the numbers. Retrieved on October 24, 2010 from http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/187/1/Recycling-by-the-numbers.html

  7. Benefits of recycling • Can help save energy and water • Can help reduce overcrowding in landfills • Can help reduce air pollution • Can help create jobs References: Environment Green (2010). Recycling facts and the benefits of recycling. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://www.environment-green.com/ Recycling Revolution (2010). Recycling facts. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html

  8. Facts about Recycling

  9. Did you know that • If all our newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year! • To produce each week's Sunday newspapers 500,000 trees must be cut down. • The average household throws away 13,000 separate pieces of paper each year. Reference: Recycling Revolution (2010). Recycling facts. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html

  10. Did you also know that • Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours -- or the equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline. • We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum soda cans every year. Reference: Recycling Revolution (2010). Recycling facts. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html

  11. Plastic Recycling Facts • We use 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour! Most of them are thrown away! • We throw away 25,000,000,000 Styrofoam coffee cups every year Reference: Recycling Revolution (2010). Recycling facts. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html

  12. Tire Recycling Facts • In the U.S., 920 million tires were used for non-commercial vehicles on the road in 2005, and every year on average, 290 million tires are disposed of. That’s about one tire per person in this country alone. Approximately 27 million tires, or nine percent, are said to be discarded in landfills. Reference: Earth 911 (2010). Facts about tires. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://earth911.com/recycling/automotive/tires/facts-about-tires/

  13. Electronic Recycling Facts • Although e-waste accounts for only 1 to 4 percent of municipal waste, it may be responsible for as much as 70 percent of the heavy metals in landfills, including 40 percent of all lead. • In the U.S., we generate an estimated 1.5 billion pounds of e-waste in 2006 alone. This includes about 44 million computers and televisions. • Only 10% of wireless devices are being recycled References: Earth 911 (2010). E-waste harmful material. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://earth911.com/recycling/electronics/e-waste-harmful-materials/ ERecyclingCorps (2010). Reducing e-waste through reuse. Retrieved on October 24, 2010 from http://www.erecyclingcorps.com/t-Environment.aspx;

  14. Glass Recycling Facts • Every month, we throw out enough glass bottles and jars to fill up a giant skyscraper. All of these containers are 100% recyclable! In fact they can be recycled endlessly. Reference: Recycling Revolution (2010). Recycling facts. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html

  15. Effects of not recycling

  16. Solid Waste and Landfills • The US population discards each year 16,000,000,000 diapers, 1,600,000,000 pens, 2,000,000,000 razor blades, 220,000,000 car tires, and enough aluminum to rebuild the US commercial air fleet four times over. Reference: Recycling Revolution (2010). Recycling facts. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html

  17. Health Conditions that can occur from pollution • Respiratory problems such as asthma • Cancer • Premature Death • Behavioral disorders • Kidney disease • Neurological disorders • Cardiovascular problems Reference: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (2010). About air toxics. Retrieved November 6, 2010 from http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/allabout.html

  18. Other effects of not recycling can cause Global Warming

  19. What is Global Warming Global warming is an increase in the temperature of Earth’s surface. Reference: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). (2007). Global warming. Retrieved on October 18, 2010 from http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/global_warming_worldbook.html

  20. What causes Global Warming • It occurs from an overabundance of carbon dioxide and other air pollution that traps the sun’s heat and causes the earth to warm up. Reference: National Resource Defense Council (2010). Global warming basics. Retrieved on October 18, 2010 from http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/f101.asp#1

  21. What you can you do to help reduce global warming and pollution • Recycle food packaging (paper, plastic, aluminum, bottles, cans, etc. • Buy in bulk • Choose fresh and local instead of packaged food • Bank online • Opt out of solicitation mail • Recycle used oil • Have a garage sale • Greenscape your lawn • Buy recycled products with recycled content. Reference: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (2010). Reduce, reuse, recycle: practice the 3 r’s inside and out. Retrieved on October 18 from http://www.epa.gov/wastes/wycd/downloads/consumer.pdf

  22. Other ways to help If a recycling program exists in your community, start today by recycling your recyclable household items. If your community does not have a recycling program, help start one.

  23. To start a recycling program in your community • Contact elected officials in your area • Contact your local solid waste department Reference: Earth 911 (2010). Recycling 101. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://earth911.com/how-to/how-to-start-a-recycling-program/

  24. Questions

  25. References: • Earth 911 (2010). Recycling 101. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://earth911.com/recycling/ • Environment Green (2010). Recycling facts and the benefits of recycling. Retrieved on October 7, 2010 from http://www.environment-green.com/ • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (2010). Reduce, reuse, recycle: practice the 3 r’s inside and out. Retrieved on October 18 from http://www.epa.gov/wastes/wycd/downloads/consumer.pdf • ERecyclingCorps (2010). Reducing e-waste through reuse. Retrieved on October 24, 2010 from http://www.erecyclingcorps.com/t-Environment.aspx; • Green Living Tips (2010). Recycling by the numbers. Retrieved on October 24, 2010 from http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/187/1/Recycling-by-the-numbers.html • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). (2007). Global warming. Retrieved on October 18, 2010 from http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/global_warming_worldbook.html • National Center for Electronic Recycling (2007). About ncer. Retrieved on October 5, 2010 from http://www.electronicsrecycling.org/public/ • National Resource Defense Council (2005). Global warming basics. Retrieved on October 18, 2010 from http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/f101.asp#1 • Recycling Revolution (2010). Recycling facts. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html • Word Reference.com (2010). Recycling. Retrieved on October 24, 2010 from http://www.wordreference.com/definition/recycling

  26. Sources for further reading • http://earth911.com/recycling/ - this site provides information concerning everything you need to know about recycling • http://www.environment-green.com/ - this site provides recycling facts and benefits • http://www.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/index.htm - this site provides a list of efforts and resources to conserve energy at home and work • Electronics Recycling Directory: Directory of recyclers and others involved in the electronics recycling industry - http://www.electronicsrecyclingdirectory.com/ • 1800Recycling.com: Directory of recycling locations and other green topics, including electronics recycling locations - http://1800recycling.comhttp://www.mygreenelectronics.org/ - this site enables you to do a search by zip code to find electronics recyclers in your area. • http://www.eiae.org/ - this site allows you to do a state-by-state search for electronics recyclers by using their "clickable" map. • http://earth911.org/electronics/ - this site enables you to do a search by zip code to find electronics recyclers in your area Reference: National Center for Electronic Recycling (2007). About ncer. Retrieved on October 5, 2010 from http://www.electronicsrecycling.org/public/

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