waste recycling maciej kowalski arkadiusz kowalski publiczne gimnazjum nr 2 w staszowie
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Waste Recycling
Maciej KowalskiArkadiusz Kowalski
Publiczne Gimnazjum nr
2 w Staszowie
Recycling
Recycling is a process to change materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials
Benefits
Recycling is an excellent way of saving energy and conserving the environment
One recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television
for 3 hours One recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power
a computer for 25 minutes
Poland
Previously, each household or business was expected to sign a contract with a waste disposal company. The new system sees each household
obliged to pay a monthly tax, calculated according to the number of residents, the size of
the property and water usage
Glass
Glass is 100 % recyclable, due to the fact that it can be processed
on the same pack and can be used again and again
Paper
Paper is separated into the following groups: • Magazine, Newspaper, Office paper,
Cardboard Recycled paper produces 73% less air pollution than if it was made from raw
materials
Plastic recycling
Plastic recycling is the process of recovering waste plastic and reprocessing the
material into useful products, sometimes completely different in form from their
original state
Aluminium
Aluminium cans can be recycled several times without loss of quality material. The Polish
aluminum packaging recycling is high
Ecological city
Eco-city of the future should be an alternative to the overcrowded and polluted cities, but their construction
requires a change in the functioning of the whole philosophy of urban communities
Staszów
As well as home recycling bins, there are many recycling banks across Poland that
can be used to recycle different materials.They are located on streets across big
cities, small towns as well as in supermarkets and outside housing estates
Rubbish Art
In Poland many Art objects are made of trash by some artists
What`s in Polish rubbish bin?
A large percentage of Polish households still do not recycle enough and throw
everything that they consider ‘rubbish’ into their ordinary bin
Some interesting Facts
The process of recycling helps create new jobs. It is said that dumping 10,000 tonnes of waste in a landfill creates six jobs, while
recycling 10,000 tonnes of waste can create over 36 jobs
The amount of waste recycled in Poland
20081.Glass (30%)
2.Plastic (10%)
3.Paper (55%)
4.Aluminium(5%)
20091.Glass(31%)
2.Plastic(13%)
3.Paper(53%)
4.Aluminium(3%)
20101.Glass(31%)
2.Plastic(19%)
3.Paper(54%)
4.Aluminium(5%)
2011
1.Glass(32%)
2.Plastic(12%)
3.Paper(56%)
4.Aluminium(0%)
Recycling facts about Poland
• As regards actual treated rubbish, in Poland, 71 percent ended up in landfills, while 28 percent was recycled or composted, and 1 percent burnt
• Meanwhile, the EU average was estimated at 37 percent in landfills, 38 percent recycled or composted and 23 percent burnt
The 3 R`s
International Recycling Symbol
IF YOU`RE NOT PART OF THE
SOLUTION, YOU`RE PART OF THE
PROBLEM
Malcolm Bradburyy