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Today’s TopicPlastic Recycling
Plastics have only been around for 100 years
Saran Wrap was introduced by Dow Chemicals in 1953
Plastic are in cars, computers, phones, homes, hospitals, stores and more!
Plastic is Everywhere Plastic is Everywhere
Source: About.com
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Americans Buy Bottled Water
Americans buy more bottled water than any other country!
We drink an average of 222 bottles of water per person per year or 4 bottles of water every week.
Source: National Geographic Source: Container Recycling Institute© Dmitriy Shironosov | Dreamstime.com
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We Throw Away Plastic
Each day in the United States more than 60 million plastic water bottles are thrown away.
Plastic makes up more than 12% of our garbage.
Overall plastic recycling rate in the United States is only 8%.
Source: Container Recycling Institute
Source: National Geographic
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Recycled Plastics
Recycled plastic can be turned into furniture, decking, carpet, playgrounds, clothing and much more!
Source: Playmart Playground Equipment
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Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Recycled Playground
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtGNy9ySkqk
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Plastics Never DecomposePlastics Never Decompose
Plastic never Plastic never actually breaks actually breaks down - it just down - it just breaks down breaks down into smaller and into smaller and smaller pieces smaller pieces that cause harm that cause harm to our world to our world
Source: wiki.answers.com
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Plastic Garbage
Over 100 million marine animals die each year due to plastic garbage in the ocean.
Many consume the plastic mistaking it for food.
Read more:Source: Sea Turtle Conservancy
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The Great Pacific Garbage PatchThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8a4S23uXIcM
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Plastic Bags
Every year, the Unted States throws away100 billion plastic bags, which clutter landfills, clog drains, drift in the ocean and fill sea turtle bellies
Ireland, Taiwan, South Africa, Australia, and Bangladesh have taxed or banned them
Source: HowStuffWorks Source: National Geographic News
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Plastic Bottles
Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a light bulb for 6 hours.
Source: National Geographic Kids
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Challenge Questions
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1. What are ways that you could immediately take action to reduce your plastic consumption? Think about the things you buy, bring to lunch, what’s in your refrigerator, in your home and in your classroom.
2. How could you encourage others to do the same?3. How is plastic valuable? How is it harmful?
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