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SAVE OUR PLANET: RECYCLE
Erin Stewart
DID YOU KNOW?
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WHAT WE ARE OBLIVIOUS TO
■ 1.3 billion tons of waste each year■ U.S. generates the most waste■ Everything is not decomposable■ Trash causes a financial problem
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CONSEQUENCES OF NOT RECYCLING■ Buildup of landfill wastes■ Harmful to animals ■ Pollution to the Earth ■ Destruction of habitats
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RECYCABLE VS. TRASH
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BENEFITS OF RECYCLING
■ Reduces landfill wastes■ Conserves natural resources■ Saves energy■ Prevents pollution■ Preserves environment for future
generations
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REDUCE
REUSE
RECYCLE
CITATIONS
■ EPA (21 November, 2016). Recycling basics. Retreived from https://www.epa.gov/recycle/recycling-basics
■ (2012). What is really means to reduce, reuse and recycle. Retrieved from http://southcoastenergychallenge.org/2012/08/means-reduce-reuse-recycle/
■ Simmons, A. M. (22 April, 2016). The world's trash crisis, and why many Americans are oblivious. Retrieved from http://www.latimes.com/world/global-development/la-fg-global-trash-20160422-20160421-snap-htmlstory.html