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Managing Waste: 3Rs

Managing Waste: 3Rs. Review: what do the 3Rs represent?. 3Rs represent the ideas of: Recycling Reducing Reusing We can use these ideas to minimize our impact on the environment. 3Rs: Recycling. Recyclable: If an object is recyclable, it means it may be processed and used again

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Managing Waste: 3Rs

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  1. Managing Waste: 3Rs

  2. Review: what do the 3Rs represent? • 3Rs represent the ideas of: • Recycling • Reducing • Reusing • We can use these ideas to minimize our impact on the environment

  3. 3Rs: Recycling • Recyclable: If an object is recyclable, it means it may be processed and used again • E.g. aluminum cans for parts of cars • Reuse: to use something again, for the same or new purpose • E.g. using the other side of paper, using water bottles to create a building material • Reduce: to minimize or lessen our use of resources and products • E.g. instead of printing a page to read from the internet, save paper by reading it online, ride your bicycle instead of taking a car

  4. Required Recycling • Should it be mandatory? • Many countries in the world (U.S., Japan) have mandatory recycling programs • In the law that people MUST recycle • There are advantages and disadvantages • In some places, you may receive a deposit (money) when you return drink containers • E.g.: Colombia

  5. Advantages/Disadvantages • What are some advantages to recycling? • Saves energy • Saves resources • Reduces land needed for manufacturing (factories) and cutting trees (deforestation) • Saves land used for landfills • Jobs for people to reuse these products • What are some disadvantages to recycling? • Recycling can cost a lot of money: for collection, workers, machines • People that work in mining and manufacturing may lose their jobs

  6. Who can make decisions about what to recycle and protect? • Governments • Nature organizations • The people!

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