What does PLASTIC mean:

Capable of being shaped or moduled

One Minute…………

7150

about

660years

In 2006–07

43,777,000

tonnes of waste were generated in Australia.

Australians used 3.9 billion plastic shopping bags in 2007

The amount of waste generated grew by

31 % between 2002–03 and 2006–07.

How many plastic bags = 1 Kilo ?

250

Plastic bottles are rigid plastic.

Plastic bags are flexible plastic.

Step 1: Bring in your plastic bags and flexible plastic packaging.

Step 2:Drop them in theRED Collection Bin

Step 3:RED picks up the plastic bags and takes them to our RED Centre.

Step 4:Then the bags are fed into a shredding machine where they are munched up into small bits.

Step 5:The plastic is then heated to a very high temperature and poured into moulds to make shapes.

Step 6:When the plastic cools, it becomes hard and it can be used to build furniture like benches and tables for your school!

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