introduction to recycling for 1st through 5th graders
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This is a presentation that was created for Marshall Lane primary school (Campbell CA) to introduce a new recycling contest, and teach children about waste and the need to recycle, reuse and reduceTRANSCRIPT
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Friday December 11th
First Green Recycling Day at Marshall Lane !
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What ?What ?
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Cans and bottles Cans and bottles
go to a recycling centergo to a recycling center
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Plastic Plastic
Empty plastic water Empty plastic water bottles are worth 5 to 10 bottles are worth 5 to 10 cents each!cents each!
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The moreThe more your your bring the more bring the more money we will get money we will get !!
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What else can we recycle?
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Recycle Many clean materials can be
recycled, including paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, aluminum, styrofoam
Put it in recycle bins!!!! Please no trash !!!
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ReduceReduce
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Select Reusable items!Select Reusable items!
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Waste-free lunchesWaste-free lunches
We can do it!We can do it!
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Should these end up in Should these end up in
landfills?landfills?
Many items can be given or traded!
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What about Composting ?
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Worms are our friends!
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Why is it important ?Why is it important ?
We create garbage every day simply by living
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The garbage produced by our families would fill this classroom in a month
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Not every trash is the same!
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What do we find in a What do we find in a
landfill ?landfill ?
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Where does all this waste go?
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From your trash can to...From your trash can to...
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... landfills... landfills
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How does a landfill work?How does a landfill work?
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What are the problems?What are the problems? Take space Risk of pollution Will be here for ever Nobody wants one We are wasting resources
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No all garbage end up in a landfill No all garbage end up in a landfill
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A lot of plastic ends up in the ocean
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Of the more than 200 billion pounds of plastic produced annually, 10% ends up in the ocean
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is currently twice the size of Texas
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Would you like to go for a Would you like to go for a
swim???swim???
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• Not all garbage is regular trash !!Not all garbage is regular trash !!• Beware the hazardous materials....Beware the hazardous materials....
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Old computers, cell phones,
batteries, light bulbs…
Store your old electrical equipments until the next ML e-waste event and the school will get $$$
Bring used bateries and lightbulbs to recycling store (such as Osh or Home Depot)
Hazardou
Hazardoussmaterials
materials
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If you are not sure...If you are not sure...
www.earth911.comwww.earth911.com
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Are you ready ?
LET'S DO IT !!!