Reduce
This is one of the 3 R's. T/F
True
This is one of the 3 R's. T/F
True
This is one of the 3 R's. T/F
True
Using a reusable water bottle is.... which R
Reuse
A community collects tins and glasses to be processed into new materials. What's this an example of?
Recycle
What does reduce mean?
to use less than our use of consumption
What does reuse mean?
to use something again and again. Getting multiple uses out of something instead of single use
What does recycle mean?
When we use old materials to create new materials.
using old car parts to make new car parts is an example of what?
reduce
A family stores old glass jars to store food. Which method is this?
reuse
Riding a bike to school or walking to school is an example of what?
Reducing waste
Using a glass jar to store pencils is an example of what?
reuse
Which material is commonly recycled? paper, food waste, or water?
paper
buying products with minimal packaging is an example of what?
reducing
Why should we protect the environment?
to keep the Earth clean and healthy for people, animals, and the planet.
Why is reducing waste better than recycling?
It prevents waste from being created in the first place.
Name 3 items that can be reused at home
- egg cartons
- plastic bags
- plastic bottles
- glass jars
- boxes
Name 3 materials that can often be recycled
paper, plastic, glass, cardboard, metals, and rubber
What are 2 ways we can use plastic?
- Create plant pots out of plastic bottles
- Reuse plastic bags at the pasal
- creating eco-bricks out of plastic bottles
What are the major methods of solid waste management?
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Name 2 ways students can reduce waste at school?
- avoid single-use plastics
- use both sides of their copy paper
- walking to school
- turning off the fan in the classroom
Why is reusing important for the environment?
It helps reduce waste and saves resources
What are 2 ways recycling helps the Earth?
- reduces the need for natural resources
- manages solid waste
- keeps from waste going into our environment and hurting the land, water, and air
Give 2 examples of reusing, reducing, and recycling
Reducing: walking to school, using a reusbale bag to buy things, turning off the lights/ fan when you leave a room
reusing: reusing a plastic bag from the pasal, donating old clothes, reusing old clothes as cleaning materials
recycling: old paper being used to make new paper, old metals turned into car parts, old glass jars being used to create new glass
Why do we want to use the 3 R's method?
- we minimize the amount of waste in landfills
-conserves NR's
-helps protect the earth from degradation and pollution