SAVE OUR PLANET: RECYCLE

Erin Stewart

DID YOU KNOW?

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WHAT WE ARE OBLIVIOUS TO

■ 1.3 billion tons of waste each year■ U.S. generates the most waste■ Everything is not decomposable■ Trash causes a financial problem

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CONSEQUENCES OF NOT RECYCLING■ Buildup of landfill wastes■ Harmful to animals ■ Pollution to the Earth ■ Destruction of habitats

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RECYCABLE VS. TRASH

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BENEFITS OF RECYCLING

■ Reduces landfill wastes■ Conserves natural resources■ Saves energy■ Prevents pollution■ Preserves environment for future

generations

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REDUCE

REUSE

RECYCLE

CITATIONS

■ EPA (21 November, 2016). Recycling basics. Retreived from https://www.epa.gov/recycle/recycling-basics

■ (2012). What is really means to reduce, reuse and recycle. Retrieved from http://southcoastenergychallenge.org/2012/08/means-reduce-reuse-recycle/

■ Simmons, A. M. (22 April, 2016). The world's trash crisis, and why many Americans are oblivious. Retrieved from http://www.latimes.com/world/global-development/la-fg-global-trash-20160422-20160421-snap-htmlstory.html