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Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
ESLI Program
The ProblemLandfills
● Transport● Contaminates drinking water● Hurts animals
Incinerators
● Dioxins
I-95 Landfill
How Much?
Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic water bottles every hour
In Virginia, every year we throw away enough trash to circle the globe twice!
Solution!
The 4 R’s
1. REFUSE2. REDUCE3. REUSE4. RECYCLE
1.Refuse
● DON’T USE SINGLE-USE DISPOSABLES IN THE FIRST PLACE
● Think about your actions…○ Your amount of trash○ Going out to eat
■ Water bottle■ Starbucks cup■ Lunch box
2.Reduce If you have to use, try to use less!
3.Reuse
● Creativity!● Cereal boxes →
folders● Milk carton
wallets● Reusable
bags/water bottles
● Hand-me-downs
4.Recycle
● Make it into something new● Plastic bottles→ carpets● Paper● Food waste→ compost● Electronics
○ Best Buy○ Call2Recycle
What Can Your
Community
Recycle?
● Single stream ● Where in your
school?
Recycling
Dos and
Don’ts
Recycle It! Trash It!
Paper,Cardboard
Plastics
Aluminum Cans
Glass
Straws
Food and Candy Wrappers
Anything Soiled with Food
Styrofoam, Packing Peanuts
Plastic Grocery Bags
Cartons
Fun Facts About
Waste
● Each person wastes just under a ton of waste a year (baby elephant!)
● Over 75% of trash can be recycled- however, only 30% is
That’s a lot of waste...
So What Will
You Do?
Works Cited
“11 Facts about Recycling.” DoSomething.org. Do Something, Inc. 2013. Web. 10 June 2013. <www.dosomething.org>.
“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” EPA. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 18 Apr. 2013. <www2.epa.gov>.
https://www.timetorecycle.org/pdf/EDUCATION/Recycling%20Fun%20Facts.pdf