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What happens to the rubbish we throw away?
Landfilled RecycledCombusted Composed
~5million t
Hunagary’s waste emissions/year
~500 kg
Amount of garbage a Hungarian throws out/year
~122 kg for a student/teacher
On a normal school day
~49 kg
~17900 kg rubbish/year
Mostly:
Paper
Plastic bottles
Food leftover
In a Hunagrian household
29%
15%
15%3%
2%
36%
organicwaste
plastic
paper
glass
metal
mixed
Recycling
• recovery of useful materials
• methods for collecting– curbside collection– drop-off centers– refund programs
Manufacturing
• More and more of today's products are being manufactured with recycled content, like:– newspapers and paper towels– aluminum– plastic bottles– steel cans
Benefits of recycling
• Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills
• Saves energy
• Reduces the need to collect new raw materials
• Creates new jobs
Never forget: this is not the only way of recycling. If you are creative enough you can do
it too.
Thank you for the attention!
Made by: Anna Bodai