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REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE. By: Barry. The 3 R’s. Reduce ~ Reduce means to cut down on the amount of waste being thrown out Reuse ~ Reuse means to use things over and over again and find new uses for objects e.g. use a water bottle over and over for school!
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REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE By: Barry
The 3 R’s • Reduce ~ Reduce means to cut down on the amount of waste being thrown out • Reuse ~ Reuse means to use things over and over again and find new uses for objects e.g. use a water bottle over and over for school! • Recycle ~ Recycle means to re-use the item and create something else with it.
The average person throws away 726 kilograms of waste each year! • The average family throw away the amount equal to half a fully grown elephant each year. Doesn’t sound that bad? That’s equal to1 . 5 TONSof rubbish each year… How Much?
Types of waste • There are 2 types of waste, biodegradable and non-biodegradable. • Biodegradable means it’s able to rot naturally and non-biodegradable can’t rot naturally. • Examples of biodegradable waste include garden and kitchen waste like potato skins and banana skins. Newspaper is also biodegradable! Click the picture to learn more about biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste!
How to STOP! • Buy things loose. When you’re buying vegetables or fruit buy them without the packaging, as this produces less waste. • Make a compost pile and have a brown bin at home • For more info on how to stop waste visit Kids' Stuff About Waste Reduction and Recycling
Plastic Bags • 1% of plastic bags are recycled. • A few years ago a study showed that 8 million pounds of plastic bags are thrown away each year. • If you don’t recycle them, animals can eat them and get stuck in their throat and they will suffocate.
Cans • Last year 4 billion steel cans were recycled in the UK. Don't forget that all steel is 100% recyclable and can be recycled many times without losing any quality.
Paper • 1 ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees! • Reuse paper around the home as scrap paper or packing material. Envelopes can also be reused. • Another good way to reduce paper is to read the news online – this will stop the massive amount of trees being cut down for newspapers alone!
What our school does! • In our school we do lots of things to reduce, reuse and recycle. • We recycle old glass lenses, stamps and mobile phones, on top of every thing else like paper, cardboard and plastic bottles. • We have a compost bin, a breathing area, a green house and every class has its own blue bin. • We have a garden for birds, rodents, insects and more! • We even have a newly refurbished our P6 vegetable garden!!! • Our school runs 3 bus services, cutting down on the amount of CO2 we create! • We also use our textbooks over and over and over again, helping to save trees! • We have an eco-schools club run by Ann Hegarty and we have 2 green flags!
Will these pictures make you want to recycle more ???
What to put in your blue bin. • Paper • Cardboard – e.g easter egg boxes • Christmas, birthday and special occasions cards. • Milk cartons • Plastic bottles • Glass bottles • Newspaper << For more click here
WhatNOTto put in your blue bin. • Hot ashes • Organic waste • Animal waste • Plastic These are able to go into your brown bin along with small amounts of newspaper.
