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Recycling and Our Environment

Recycling and Our Environment. Dianne Thomas MPH Walden University PUBH-6165-7/PUBH-8165-7 Environmental Health Instructor: Rebecca Heick 2009. Purpose. To Encourage awareness in K-12 students Of the effect trash has on the environment and How recycling can help the environment Goal

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Recycling and Our Environment

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  1. Recycling and Our Environment Dianne Thomas MPH Walden University PUBH-6165-7/PUBH-8165-7 Environmental Health Instructor: Rebecca Heick 2009

  2. Purpose • To Encourage awareness in K-12 students • Of the effect trash has on the environment and • How recycling can help the environment • Goal • is for K-12 students to • Understand What Recycling is • Get involved in recycling programs • Develop own programs • Help make earthly decisions Making these decisions can contribute in assisting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Recycling Coalition (NRC), NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)- Bureau of Solid Waste Reduction & Recycling, NYC Department of Sanitation, and New York City Borough Presidents.

  3. Our Environment What is our environment ?

  4. OUR ENVIRONMENT • Air • Water • Land • Animals • People • Plants and Trees

  5. What is happening?

  6. How Can We protect Our Environment? • Reduce • Reuse • Recycle

  7. What is Recycling? SEPARATE COLLECT REUSE

  8. What can be recycled? • Aluminum & Metal • Plastic Bottles & Jars • Glass • All paper products (phone books, paper bags, cardboard, newspapers, mail, food boxes) • Old computers, cell phones, re-chargeable batteries

  9. Why Should I Recycle? • Save the Environment • Reduce Waste • Save Money • Saving natural resources • Save Energy

  10. Why Should I Recycle? Save the Environment Reduce Waste Save Money Saving natural resources Save Energy

  11. Who Should Recycle? • Everyone • At Home • At School • At Work

  12. How Do We Start to Recycle?

  13. How Do We Start? • Earth Day • APRIL 22, 2009 • America Recycles Day • NOVEMBER 15, 2009

  14. References: Environment: Definition from the Merriam-Webster online Dictionary Retrieved online April 10, 2009 from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/environment Geography4kids.com:Atmosphere Composition Retrieved online April 10, 2009 from http://www.geography4kids.com/files/atm_composition.html ThinkQuest: Library Retrieved online April 10, 2009 from http://www.thinkquest.org The Carbon Footprint Retrieved online April 10, 2009 from http://www.gdrc.org/uem/footprints/carbon-footprint.html

  15. References: The Carbon Footprint Retrieved online April 10, 2009 from http://www.gdrc.org/uem/footprints/carbon-footprint.html Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Resource Conservation. US EPA Retrieved online April 10, 2009 from http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserv/rrr/ A Recycling Revolution. Retrieved online April 10, 2009 From http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html Justforkids: What is Recycling Retrieved online April 10, 2009 from http://www.dep.web.state.pa.us/justforkids/cwpview.asp? a=3&q=469934-30k- David H. Foltz (1991). Recycling Program Design, Management, and Participation: A National Survey of Municipal Experience., Public Administration Review, 1991 Retrieved online April 10, from http://www. Questia.com

  16. References: Resource Recycling System Inc. Retrieved online April 12, 2009 from http://www.recycle.com/faqs.html Bucknell University. Retrieved online April 12, 2009 from http://www.bucknell.edu/x4774.xml Pennsylvania-Department of Environmental Protection Just for Kids Page Retrieved online April 12 2009, from http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/just for kids/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=469941 National Recycling Coalition – Why It’s Important Retrieved online April 12, 2009, from http://www.nrc-recycle.org/whyitsimportant.aspx NYCWasteLe$$: What to Recycle in New York City Retrieved online April 12, 2009 from http://www.nyc.gov/htm/nycwasterless/html/recycling/recycle_what.shtml

  17. Resources: Recycling is Important Retrieved online April 12, 2009, from http://www. Recycling –guide.org.uk/importance.htm Why Everyone Should Recycle Retrieved online April 14, 2009, from http://www.professorhouse.com/your-home/environmentally-friendly/why-everyone-should-recycle.aspx Earthworks Group (1990). The Recycler’s Handbook.. Berkeley, CA. The EarthWorks Press. Newman, S. & Schwarz, M. (1993). 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Recycle. Berkeley, CA: EarthWorks Press. Paper Stock Institute (1990). “Why Recycle Paper?” Retrieved online April 19, 2009 from http://www.bringrecycle.org/benefits.html America Recycle Day – Celebrate America Recycles Day… Retrieved online April 19, 2009 from http://www.environment.about.com/od/environmentalevents/a/america-recycle.htm

  18. QUESTIONS?

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