Recycle, Reuse, Reduce

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Recycle, Reuse, Reduce
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ARE WE HAVING A PROBLEM?

• Our natural resources are depreciating
• It will soon be gone if we dont do anything
  about it!

YES !!!
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WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT ???

• We can all help to preserve and conserve the
  environment
• By Practicing The 3R Concept

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WHAT IS 3R?

• 3R stands for
• Recycle
• Reuse
• Reduce

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HOW CAN 3R HELP TO PRESERVE CONSERVE THE
ENVIRONMENT?
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HOW TO PRESERVE CONSERVE?

• RECYCLE
• Turn things that would otherwise become waste
  into something valuable.
• REUSE
• Reuse things by repairing them and/or donating it
  for charities.
• REDUCE
• Reduce creating waste, use long lasting goods

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HOW DOES THIS HELP?

• Reduce usage of natural resources to produce
  daily items
• Example
• Old newspaper Paper
• You can produce more papers
• without
• cutting down more trees!

Recycle
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HOW DOES THIS HELP?

• Reduce waste
• Making our world a cleaner place
• Save cost

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Our Attempt
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What did we do?

• Observe the things dumped in the trash bin for
  three days at our homes for three days.
• Compiled the information collected from our group.

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What did we observe?
Items found in the trash bin-
Biodegradable Non-Biodegradable
Kitchen waste Vegetables Flowers and Leaves Fruits Paper Glass Metals Plastics Old medicines Paints Bulbs Cans Batteries
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Were the items segregated before throwing into
the garbage trucks?
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Items that could be Reused..

• Plastic Water Bottles refill, gardening
  planting, as flower vases
• Cans pen stands, storing things, gardening
  planting

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Items that could be Recycled..

• Paper
• Glass
• Metals
• Plastics

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According to your family members, where does the
trash bin go once it leaves your house?
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SO, START NOW TO HELP SAVE THE WORLD!

• Heres what you need to do!

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WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH..?

• Plastic bags
• Reuse
• keep them for further use.
• Reduce
• avoid using plastic bags when buying things
• bring paper/cloth bags instead

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WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH..?

• Papers
• Recycle
• Reuse paper for other purposes
• For example papers for wrapping presents, use
  used paper to sketch or do calculation.
• Send old newspapers to the recycling centre
• Reduce
• Use online materials, avoid using papers
  excessively.

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WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH..?

• Glass
• Recycle
• Send to recycling centre
• Reuse
• Reuse glass for other purposes such as vases or
  other decorations.

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WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH..?

• Metal
• Such as aluminum can, steel etc.
• Recycle- send it to recycling centre

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LETS STARTREUSE, REDUCE RECYCLE

• FOR A BETTER TOMORROW

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REFERENCES

• http//www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/reduce.h
  tm
• http//www.planetpals.com/EDrecyclethings/recyclef
  acts.html
• http//www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?Co
  ntentID558Page1