Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Because Each Household Matters

Recycling Trivia:

-- every three months, Americans throw away enough aluminum to rebuild the nation's commercial air fleet?

-- if you throw away two aluminum cans, you waste more energy than is used daily by each of a billion citizens in poorer countries?

-- the energy saved from one recycled aluminum can will operate a television for three hours?

-- it takes 95% less energy to make aluminum from recycled scrap than from virgin materials?

-- the energy saved from recycling one glass bottle will light a 100-watt light bulb for four hours?

How long it takes the following to degrade?

A banana peel? 3-4 weeks

A paper bag? 1 month

A cotton rag? 5 months

A piece of wood? 10-15 years

A leather shoe? 40-50 years

A tin can? 80-100 years




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The Topic:
Recycle - Reduce - Reuse

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Easier - Recycle means to process old, used items in order that the material can be used to make new products. Examples of things that are often recycled are glass, plastic, newspapers, aluminum cans, used motor oil, and batteries. Here, reduce refers to lessening the amount of items or resources that are consumed, using only the amount that is needed, and looking for alternatives that will lessen our use. And reuse means extending the 'life' or repurposing an item rather than discarding or throwing it away.

Harder - Recycling is the processes of collecting, processing, remanufacturing, and reusing materials instead of discarding them. This helps conserve raw materials and energy that manufacturers would otherwise use in producing new products. Recycling also reduces the amount of material going into landfills. Recycling helps lessen the pollution that may result from waste disposal. Reducing our consumption of materials and reducing the waste of materials also adds to the conservation of our resources.


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