Recycling

something in the environment that is replaced naturally

Plants, sunlight, and wind are RENEWABLE RESOURCES. Which is a RENEWABLE RESOURCE?

"Recycling can be time-consuming and dirty work."

Read these sentences. ". . . recyclable objects have to be sorted from trash. Then the objects have to be cleaned." These sentences can be used to support which conclusion below?

In 1999, recycling kept more than 64 tons of material from ending up in landfills.

Recycling can reduce the amount of waste on the planet. What evidence in the supports this statement?

using recycled paper reduces the cutting of new trees.

Recycling of a resource, such as paper, is important because

trees

Recycling paper can save which natural resource?

True

True or False? You can recycle meat, bones and dairy scraps in your yard waste cart and in a composting bin.

Use something over and over again.

What does it mean to reuse?

It's turned into compost that can be used to nourish our gardens

What happens to food that is put into yard waste carts or into a composting container?

Reuse old containers

What is one way to create less waste?

Bring reusable bags to pack your groceries.

What is one way we can conserve energy at the store?

a process where something is reused

What is recycling?

All answer choices

What ways can you help save our earth?

Landfills would fill up faster

What would most likely happen if there were no recycling?

using aluminum cans to make new products

Which is the best example of recycling?

bagging garbage up to take to the dump

Which of the following is not the best example of recycling?

It costs more than burying waste.

Which of these is a disadvantage of recycling?

To help people separate different types of recyclable plastics

Why do plastic identification numbers exist?

because reducing waste can help the planet

Why might people want to reduce waste?

Recycling

______ is taking something that has been used and turning it into something new.