Be Kind To Our Environment

Earth Day

A need to reduce, reuse, and recycle

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO RECYCLE?

WHY SHOULD WE REUSE ITEMS?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO REDUCE?

WHY SHOULD WE RECYCLE?

HOW CAN WE HELP?

A Need to Recycle

What does it mean to reduce?

REDUCTION MEANS TO MAKE SOMETHING SMALLER

USE SOMETHING LESS OFTEN

Don’t buy it unless you REALLY need it.

If you must buy it, makesure it IS recyclable.

Why should we reuse items?

PRODUCTS THAT STAY USEFUL REDUCE THE DEMAND FOR NEW PRODUCTS

REUSING ITEMS ALSO EXTEND THE PRODUCTS NEED TO BE RECYCLED OR THROWED AWAY

ReuseTurn that old plastic milk jug into a bird feeder.

Tin cans make excellent wind chimes.

Decorate an old shoe box to use as a keepsake box.

Make a funny hat out of old newspaper.

Use a glass jar as a rain gauge.

Where does it go?Much of our garbage ends up in landfills.

Sometimes the garbage is taken to an incinerator where it is burned.

What does it mean to recycle?

RECYCLING MEANS TO USE MATERIALS AGAIN TO MAKE SOMETHING NEW!

Recycle- Turn your old garbage into new

itemsCardboardGlassAluminumPaperPlastic

Organize your trash place each item into

its own bin.Cardboard BinNewspaper BinPlastic BinAluminum BinGlass Bin

Deliver it! Take recyclables to your local recycling center.

How can we help?

We can help by learning more about and Practicing the three “R”s of management: Reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Recycle

Video

Brain Pop VideoRecycling

Let’s practice recycling

Which Bin does it go in?