Natural resources |
material resources that include water, plants, soil, petroleum products and minerals |
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
helps to protect our natural resources. The EPA is also able to help communities decide on the future use of spaces they are planning to design. |
Recycling |
a strategy to protect the environment by reducing waste and reusing waste by treating or changing the waste |
Reducing (source reduction) |
minimizing the use of materials and energy |
Why does reducing come before recycling? |
To eliminate waste |
Is reducing proactive or reactive? |
proactive |
Is recycling proactive or reactive? |
reactive |
Recycling takes on its full meaning when we close the loop and : |
buy products containing recycled content. |
Every ton of paper recycled saves how many gallons of oil? |
380 gallons of oil |
Recycling one ton of paper saves how many trees? |
17 trees |
Paper takes about how many months to decompose? |
one month |
Precycling |
thinking about the products you buy and the packaging they come in |
household products are considered hazardous waste |
ex: acids, BBQ starter, paint, gasoline, cleaning products, etc. |
TRUE or FALSE: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) should never be disposed of in the garbage or flushed down the drain. |
True |
Corrosives |
substances that eat or wear away many materials. For example, battery acid, oven cleaners, and drain cleaners |
Flammables |
substances that easily ignite. For example: lighter fluid, turpentine, oils, and gasoline |
Reactives |
substances/materials can create an explosion or produce deadly vapors. Dangerous when mixed with water, air or other chemicals. Ex: bleach and ammonia |
Toxins |
substances that are poisonous to you and your pets. For example, rat poison, bleach, pesticides, cleaning fluids, and some medications. |
Paper that can’t be recycled as normal "mixed paper" includes: |
Food-contaminated paper, waxed paper, waxed cardboard milk & juice containers |
TRUE or FALSE: All plastic containers you purchase should be marked with a large and clear recycling code. This code must be molded into the plastic and located on the bottom surface of the container |
True |
TRUE or FALSE: Caps are often made from a different type of plastic than the bottle. Few caps are separately marked. |
true |
Downcycling |
What plastics are known as. Downcycling is when the waste product is reprocessed and as a result becomes a lower grade of resource and comes back as a different product |
Used motor oil |
contains heavy metals and other toxic substances, and is considered hazardous waste. To recycle used oil, it’s placed into a plastic milk jug and clearly marked "used motor oil." |
TRUE or FALSE: Motor oil must never be dumped in storm drains; storm drains flow <b>untreated</b> into rivers, lakes or oceans. |
true |
TRUE or FALSE: Antifreeze contaminates motor oil – do not mix the two |
True |
name the 3 containers that we use on a daily basis, and are the easiest to recycle? |
glass, aluminum cans, and foil |
Glass |
does not wear out and can continued to be recycled. It is considered 100% recyclable. At least 30% of the glass on store shelves could be recycled glass |
Aluminum |
can be endlessly recycled. Using recycled aluminum can save 95% of the energy needed to produce new cans |
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