Recycling

Aim: To learn practical ways of recycling so that we can make our world a better place.

The Zero Waste Climate Solution movie

How can we prevent climate change though recycling these products?

Plastics: Re-using your plastic means less are thrown away.
Cycling or walking: Not using your car that burns Carbon Dioxide.
Paper: Re-using paper means that less trees get cut down.
Steel: Re-using steel mean that less is burnt and coals are used.

Video questions:

What is Zero Waste?
One of the quickest and cheapest ways a community can immediately reduce climate impact.

What can we do on the planet?

1.   Reduce
2.   Reuse
3.   Redesign
4.   Repair

What do we need to recycle?

paper, plastic, newspaper, cups, cans and tools.

What does recycling do?

Recycling uses less resources.

How much of our rubbish is food scraps?

%42

What does soil do to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Pull it down, so that it doesn't go into the air.

What do we need to do?

1. Make P_________s. 
2. Have Zero _waste_

What is a carbon footprint?

How many resources we use that release Carbon dioxide.

How can you make your Carbon Footprint smaller?

Use less resources that release Carbon Dioxide.

Goals

Turn off the light when leaving a room.

Un-plug things that aren't on. 

Use less plastic.

AT WHAT RATES DO DIFFERENT ITEMS DECOMPOSE?

MY INVESTIGATION.

Choose 5 items from the list and investigate them.

You need to answer three questions.

Name: Paper

1. How long do they take to decompose? - 2-4 weeks
2. What resource / fossil fuel are they made from? - Trees
3. How is this resource recycled? - after ink is gone from the paper it is then put into different products.
4. How does this object contribute to climate change? - Recycling paper reduces the greenhouse gas that causes global warming.

Name: Leaves

1. How long do they take to decompose? - 1-3 months
2. What resource / fossil fuel are they made from? - plants
3. How is this resource recycled? - by being left alone.
4. How does this object contribute to climate change? - depends on the temperature.

Name: Orange Peels

1. How long do they take to decompose? - 3-6 months
2. What resource / fossil fuel are they made from? - Oranges
3. How is this resource recycled? - Use for ingredients in a dish. 
4. How does this object contribute to climate change? - When trances porting the fruit the truck use is letting out Carbon dioxide.

Name: Plastic Bags

1. How long do they take to decompose? 10 - 20 years
2. What resource / fossil fuel are they made from? - Oil, coal and polyethylene.
3. How is this resource recycled? - Burnt down and used to make new plastic bags.
4. How does this object contribute to climate change? - The resource like coal are used to make plastic bags release carbon dioxide.

Name: Aluminium Can

1. How long do they take to decompose? - 200 - 400 years
2. What resource / fossil fuel are they made from? Aluminium, electricity and coal.
3. How is this resource recycled? Made into new aluminium products.
4. How does this object contribute to climate change?  The trucks used to transport these aluminium cans release carbon dioxide.