April's Presentation

WHY SHOULD WE RECYCLE

 

WHY DID I CHOOSE RECYCLING?I believe that recycling is a good deed because it helps to save the environment. I believe recycling will help reduce the amout of trash dumped in landfills and oceans . Recycling is a very good way of saving energy and conserving the environment.  

WHAT DID I LEARN

Did you know paper cups are often wax-coated which reduces their biodegradability further? Recycling one glass bottle saves enough electricity to light a 100 watt bulb for four hours! 

Aluminum can recycling saves 95% of the energy needed to make  aluminum.  By recycling 1 ton of paper you save 587 pounds of air pollution.

DID YOU KNOWReasearch has shown that one of the largest garbage dumps is the regular feeding ground for many fish that we end up having for dinner. It is an estimated 3 1/2 million tons of garbage, mostly plastic that has sanked to the bottom and floating that covers miles of ocean stretching  from the coast of California all the way to China. The plastic decomposes but never completely disappears and is sometimes mistaken for food by the fish we eat and also birds.  

WORDS THAT I LEARNED

• Raw Material- unprocessed materials of any kind.

 • Conserving- to keep in

safe condition • Slurry- a thin mixture

of liquid • Corrugated- to

wrinkle up.

• Aerosol-  a substance that is dispensed from a container as a spray of tiny solid or liquid particles in gas.

 • Biodegradable-

possible to break down and make harmless by the action of living things.

HOW CAN YOU HELP

• Find a recycle center near you  by gooogling the internet example: recycle centers in detroit, and that will show all the centers near you with a map.

 • Always recycle all your plastic, glass, paper, and

aluminum products. Also try to get your family, friends and neighbors to do the same.

 • Remember what will happen to our environment

and some of the fish we eat if we don't recycle.  It is for a good cause.

   

WHERE I RECYCLED"Recycle Here"  Detroit, MI

MATH STATISTICS1.    In the process of recycling paper 58% less water is required, that means about 42% of water is actually used and that saves  water when recycling paper. 2.    Making cans from recycled aluminum cuts related air pollution by 95%, so only 5% of pollution is put out  in the environment when recycling aluminum.   3.    The average american can save 6 pounds of glass in a month, thats 72 pounds of glass a year.