The Seven R

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The Seven Rs Solution
Alex Baxter Phillip Blake, Australia
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• At the Youth Summit for Environment we came up
  with some solutions.
• We have used our Canon cameras to show you what
  our families, our school and our community are
  doing about the 7Rs.

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Reduce
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Reduce

• Our families reduce waste in land fills by
  composting green waste. They reuse the compost in
  their gardens.

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Reuse
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Reuse

• As water can be scarce, we reuse rainwater with
  water tanks. The government helps with money for
  new tanks.

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Recycle
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Recycle

• At our school we have recycling tubs in
  classrooms to recycle paper.

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Recycle

• Our teachers recycle cardboard boxes for storage
  of their class materials. This is the desk of our
  Japanese language teacher, Ms Shinagawa.

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Recycle

• Families in our area have three recycling bins
  one for garden waste, one for recyclables and a
  small one for landfill.

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Research
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Research

• In our classes we research environmental issues.
  We can take a subject called Save Our Planet.
  Some classes are part of iEARN Canadas Carbon
  Footprints Project.

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Refuse
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Refuse

• In our community, families are refusing to use
  plastic bags for their shopping. They are using
  eco bags instead.

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Refuse

• On Clean Up Australia Day our community works
  together to refuse to let litter pollute our
  environment.