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.