recycle: [ree-sahy-kuhl] to treat or process (used or waste

materials) so as to make

suitable for reuse

recycling

through time1

Origins of recycling

Ancient Greece

Pre-Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution

World at war

questions?

why

recycle?2

You can save

resources.

You can save

energy.

Material Energy savings Air pollution savings

Aluminum 95% 95%

Cardboard 24% --

Glass 5-30% 20%

Paper 40% 73%

Plastics 70% --

Steel 60% --

You can save

money.

questions?

dummy’s guide

to recycling3

Some of the things that we recycle

plastic

Does it have one of

these symbols?(Look carefully)

It’s recyclable!(Be sure to clean them first.)

glass

Which can you

recycle?

a b c d

metal

paper

These are some

examples.

textiles

Lawn/Garden-Care Products

Paint and Paint-Related Products

Automotive Fluids and Batteries

Beauty Products and Medicines

Household Cleaners

E-Waste

These are considered HHW*

* Hazardous Household Waste

So what can we do?

questions?

resources1 : tony choi

3 : flickr/bogenfreund

4 : flickr/Lord Jim

5 : flickr/Image Editor

6 : flickr/Christian Toennesen

7 : flickr/srboisvert

8 : flickr/john-morgan

10 : flickr/nickwheeleroz

11 :

flickr/USFWS Pacific

flickr/onevillageinitiative

flickr/stefan

12 :

flickr/davipt

flickr/joana rangel

flickr/ham guy

14 : tony choi

16 : flickr/epSos.de

17 : flickr/robom8

18: Wikimedia commons

19 :

flickr/theimpulsivebuy

flickr/walmart stores

flickr/Telstar Logistics

2: Dictionary.com

13: The League of Women Voters (1993);

“The Price of Virtue” The Economist (June

2007); “The Truth about Recycling” The

Economist (June 2007)

L.A. County Dept. of Sanitation

L.A. County Sanitation Districts

20 : flickr/M.Markus

21 :

flickr/status frustration

flickr/how can i recycle this?

flickr/jhenryrose

23 : flickr/brent_nashville

24 : tony choi

25 : tony choi

26 : tony choi

27 :

flickr/19melissa68

flickr/binarydreams

flickr/node79

flickr/ktvee

28 : flickr/Nikita Kashner

image credits

Presentation by

Andrew J. Suh&

Tony K. Choi

Made for SYEP ’11

@ KRC

Feel free to distribute, give credit where it’s due.

No copyright infringement intended.

For educational purposes only.

@tonykchoi

@krcla