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Eco-Friendly Practices: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle for Sustainable Living

Learn why waste reduction and recycling are important to save resources, reduce pollution, and cut costs. Discover methods to reuse and recycle items effectively. Find out how to reduce waste through simple lifestyle changes. Make a positive impact on the environment by applying these eco-friendly practices in your daily life.

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Eco-Friendly Practices: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle for Sustainable Living

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  1. Objectives of Recycling www.assignmentpoint.com

  2. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle • Objectives • Learn why waste reduction and recycling is important • Determine methods to reduce, recycle and reuse items • Review • What creatures did you find in the worm bin? www.assignmentpoint.com

  3. Why Reduce Waste? • Less waste saves resources and money, reduces pollution, and helps the earth. • Changing your habits is the key — think about ways you can reduce waste when you shop, work, and play www.assignmentpoint.com

  4. Ways to Reduce Waste • Use glass instead of paper or Styrofoam cups • Buy in bulk and store in used jars and bottles • Use both sides of paper www.assignmentpoint.com

  5. Why Reuse Things? • Conserves resources • Reduces our waste stream • Saves or delays purchasing and disposal costs • Causes less pollution than recycling or making new products from virgin materials • Makes needed items available to those who can’t afford to buy them www.assignmentpoint.com

  6. How Do I Reuse? • Pack lunch in reusable containers instead of plastic bags • Use rechargeable batteries • Look for products in reusable packaging when you shop • Donate unwanted clothing, furniture, books, toys to charities • Repair things instead of replacing them • Use glass or plastic containers several times before recycling or disposing of them • Reuse envelopes www.assignmentpoint.com

  7. Methods of Reusing Materials • Make craft projects with discarded items • Wash and reuse containers www.assignmentpoint.com

  8. What is Recycling? • Recycling involves: • Separating materials • Collecting them • Processing the materials • Remanufacturingthose materials into new products • Buying those new products • Usingthose new products www.assignmentpoint.com

  9. Why Recycle? • Saves energy • Conserves resources • Reduces pollution • Cuts waste disposal costs • Saves valuable raw materials • Reduces trash in landfills www.assignmentpoint.com

  10. What’s Wrong With Landfills? • Largest human source of global warming in United States • Can pollute groundwater • Attracts rodents • Creates dust and noise pollution • Wastes materials that could be reused www.assignmentpoint.com

  11. Methods of Recycling • Send items to a recycling center • Add organic waste to a compost pile or worm bin www.assignmentpoint.com

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