Recycling
What goes in the blue bin?
Paper, Plastic
what does NOT go in the garbage bin?
food scraps, paper, cardboard, cans, and electronics (old phones, batteries etc..)!
What goes in the compost bin?
Food!
How long does it take for glass bottles to decompose?
It can take upto 1 million years!!
Hundreds of years!
True/False: Recycling saves energy and resources.
TRUE!
What happens to our garbage? where does it go?
It goes to a garbage dump. A garbage dump is where the trash sort of sits there in large piles and slowly de -composes.
Yard waste (weeds, grass, leaves), wool / cotton, hair or nails and newspaper!
(TRUE/FALSE) Over 2 billion tons of waste are generated annually.
TRUE!
Do you carry a reusable water bottle or daily coffee cup?
Water bottle!
Items you can't recycle in curbside bins
Styrofoam, plastic bags
Truth or false: Garbage is not harmful to the underwater animals, the land animals, the land / soil, and to the air we breathe.
FALSE! Garbage CAN harm our air supply, our land / soil,land animals, and underwater animals! The trash we produce can harm our land in multiple ways!!
Take a guess! Do all of our classes have compost bins?
Sadly, no. But we will be working on that for this school year!
(TRUE/FALSE) Every minute of every day a truckload of plastic is dumped into the ocean.
TRUE!!
Items made from recycled materials
Park benches, clothing.
The "3 Rs" in order
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Is some trash able to be put in the recycling? if yes, what type of trash can be recycling?
YES! Some trash like plastic bottles, paper trash (like fast food packages), jugs, aluminum foil and more!
Can ROTTEN food go in the compost?
Yes! ROTTEN food is actually supposed to be put in compost and NOT in the trash!
Have you heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? (GPGP) if you have, What is it?
Its a large amount of garbage in the pacific ocean, just floating there and harming underwater species. It is in between Hawaii and California.
"Wish-cycling"
Putting non-recyclables in bin hoping they'll be recycled.
True/False: Straws, coffee cup lids, and Styrofoam are generally recyclable curbside.
False :(
How much waste does Canada produce every year?
We produce about 2.33 kilograms of trash for EACH person daily!
Truth or False: Fireplace ashes cannot be be put in compost. (If you don't know, take a guess!)
FALSE! Surprisingly, Fireplace ashes can be composted!
IS WASTE CLUB THE BEST CLUB EVER???
YESSSS!!!!!
What percentage of waste generated globally is actually recycled?
Around 13%