Reduce
What does it mean to reduce?
To make something smaller or use less, resulting in a smaller amount of waste.
Define reusing a material or resource.
When you keep materials in their original form instead of throwing them away, or pass those materials on to others who could use them too.
What is recycling?
Remaking items into either a similar kind of thing or new products.
Old boxes, papers, magazines.
make a collage or recycle various
How many plastic water bottles are used in a year? a) 22 billion b) 5 billion c) 36 billion d) 55 billion
36 billion.
What is a way to conserve water?
Examples: Take shorter showers, don't leave the faucet running while you are brushing your teeth, collect rain water to water your plants, etc.
Rather than use plastic wrap or a paper bag to take your lunch to school you can use this.
Reusable containers/lunch box.
What is the most commonly recycled material in the United States?
Paper/paper products.
Old, ripped clothing like jeans or t-shirts.
Use them as clean up rags. Or make an art project or quilt.
About how many pounds of solid waste does a person create a year? a) 500 lbs b) 1,000 lbs c) 2,000 lbs d) 3,000 lbs
3,000 lbs.
You can use these to package your groceries and they do not add to waste.
Reusable bags
Which of these cannot be reused? Glass, plastic, or chemicals?
Chemicals
Give an example of recycling.
Examples: Get a recycling bin and recycle cans and paper. You can recycle up to half your kitchen and garden waste by making your own compost
Old dirty glass jars and empty containers.
recycle or wash and reuse
Trees help the environment, and help us breathe, by producing this.
Oxygen.
What is a way to reduce air pollution?
Examples: Carpooling, riding your bike, using public transportation, etc.
True or false: you can make roof tiles out of plastic water bottles.
True.
What's the word we use to describe things we throw away or get rid of, that never gets used?
Waste.
Old torn wrapping and tissue paper.
Throw away.
When is Earth Day celebrated?
April 22nd.
Disposed organic material that can be added to a garden to help plants grow.
Compost
What is an example of how you can reuse one product? (Example: You could cut up old clothes to make rags or washcloths instead of buying paper towels.)
Possible answers: You can remake socks into dog toys, you can wash out store-bought food containers and glass jars/bottles to reuse for leftovers, you can weave plastic bags into a rug or a reusable tote bag, you can take old baby clothes and make it into a quilt, etc.
What is the shape that symbolizes recycling?
Triangle with arrows
Banana peel, orange peel, and other food scraps.
Make a compost pile.
What is the amount of trash and recyclables that an average American generate in a day? a) 1-2 lbs b) 2-5 lbs c) 6-9 lbs d) 10-15 lbs
2-5 pounds.