7yr 09 #21 3 R S

Recycling (3R’s)

Reduce is to cut down the amount of using resources,

energy or waste that we make everyday.

Waste Reduction helps us to

conserve our resources and energy

clean our environment

3R’s - Reduce

Look at the picture.Let’s find how we canReduce the amount of waste and resources.

Which materials decomposed? Which did not? What special problems are posed by

plastics or polystyrene foam? What can we do to reduce the amount of waste we dispose of?

Let’s think! (3R’s – Reduce)

3R’s - Reuse Reuse is to use an item more than once.By taking useful products and exchanging them, without reprocessing, reuse helps us save time, money, energy and resources.

Let’s Think! (3R’s – Reuse)

1. How can we reuse the bottle?

2. How can we reuse the plastic jug?

3. How can we reuse the egg carton?

4.How can we reuse the grocery bags?

(or shopping bags)

5. How can we reuse the boxes?

3R’s - RecycleRecycle is to process things that have already been used, such as bottles or sheets of paper so that they can be used again.

Recycling is the breaking down of the used item into raw materials which are used to make new items.

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Why should we recycle?

I recycle newspaper.

I reduce paper use.

I save the trees.

Why should we recycle?

I recycle plastic bottles.

I reduce the amount of waste.

I clean our environment.

Why should we recycle?

I recycle aluminum cans.

I reduce aluminum use.

I save natural resources.

Let’s talk about it!

How are the aluminum cans recycled?

How are the newspapers recycled?

How are the plastic bottles recycled?