1. Recycling

2. Is the process of reclaiming raw materials
and reusing them to create new products.

3. Is the process of reclaiming raw materials
and reusing them to create new products.

4. Many of the products people use today
are not biodegradable.

5. Most recycling focouses on four major
categories of
products:metal,plastic,glass and paper.

6. Metal is very common.

7. Recycling metal saves money and causes
less pollution than making new metal.

8. Plastic.

9. When oil is refined to make gasoline
and other petroleum products,solid
materials called resins and left over.

10. Glass:is made from sand,soda ash,and
and limestone mixed together and
heated.

11. Glass is one of the easiest products to
recycle because glass pieces can be
melted down over and over to make new
glass containers.

12. Recycling glass is less
expensive than making glass
from raw materials.

13. Paper.

14. It takes about 17 trees to make one
metric ton of paper.

15. Paper mills turn wood into a thick liquid
called pulp.

16. Recycled paper is not as
smooth or strong as paper
made from wood pulp.

17. There are ways individuals can help
control the solid waste problem.These
are some times called the “three R's”.

18. Reduce:refers to creating less waste in
the first place.

19. Reuse:refers to finding another use for
an object rather than discarding it.

20. Recycle:refers to reclaiming raw
materials to create new products.