Recycling Basics
Usually found at the bottom of the bottle, how can you determine what number is your plastic bottle...
By looking at the bottom of the container, inside the recycling triangle!
Milk jugs are typically this type of material...
What is Plastic 2?
Recycling helps reduce this greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change...
What is Carbon Dioxide?
You should always remove these from bottles before recycling them at the center...
What is the lids/caps?
These 3 R Words make up a common waste reduction phrase...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
This material usually cannot be recycled once it has grease and cheese stains...
What is a pizza box?
Water bottles are typically this type of material...
What is Plastic 1?
If we don't recycle, a lot of waste will pile up here...
What is the landfill?
The 5 materials that can be recycled at our Recycling Center, or "The Big 5" are...
1. Plastic 1 & Plastic 2
2.Glass
3. Aluminum/Steel
4. Cardboard
5. Mixed Paper
Fast food cups and take out containers are often made of this material that is NOT accepted at the Recycling Center...
What is styrofoam?
Materials must be ____, _____, and ____ to be recycled properly
Clean, dry, and free from food/non-recyclable items
Canned cat food containers are this type of material...
What is Steel Cans?
Name 3 benefits of recycling
Recycling reduces landfill waste & pollution
Conserves natural resources & energy
Creates a cleaner, greener community
Protects Wildlife
Name 3 plastic materials that are NOT accepted at the center...
Plastic utensils
Straws
Grocery Bags
This material can be recycled over and over without losing its quality
What is Aluminum?
Glass is sorted by these three common colors
What is clear, green, and brown?
Cereal boxes are this type of material...
What is mixed paper?
It can take this long for a plastic bottle to break down...
What is 450 years!
At the Recycling Center, mirrors are go in this material category...
Trick Question! Mirrors are not accepted at the recycling center.
You can tell the difference between cardboard and paper boxes by performing the ____ Test.
What is the Tear Test?
This term describes when non-recyclable items are placed in the recycling bin and ruin a whole batch.
What is contamination?
There are this many types of plastic...
What is 7?
75% of American waste is recyclable, but only __% is recycled.
30%
The address to the Douglasville Recycling Center...
What is 8145 Cedar Mountain Rd?
Food scraps can be turned into nutrient-rich soil using this process...
What is Composting?