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Earth Week 2012

Earth Week 2012. Think Globally. Act Locally. What is the Difference?. Trash – items are not used again and are sent to a landfill Recycle - items are melted or broken down into smaller parts to make new objects

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Earth Week 2012

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  1. Earth Week 2012 Think Globally. Act Locally.

  2. What is the Difference? Trash – items are not used again and are sent to a landfill Recycle- items are melted or broken down into smaller parts to make new objects TerraCycle– items are made into new objects in their current condition (upcycling) or made into new objects through recycling

  3. TerraCycle • For items that are traditionally hard to recycle or not recyclable • Money is donated to charities/non-profit organizations 1 point = 1 cent

  4. TerraCycle Products Capri-Sun Pencil Bag Recycled-Plastic Recycling Bin Chip Bag Wristlet Cheetos-Bag Speakers Park Bench

  5. Sorting Challenge • By grade • Sort the items and place them in the bin that is the best option • 3 minute time limit • Grade with the most items sorted correctly wins and receives a prize Trash Recycle TerraCycle

  6. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location:Bin in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s room TerraCycle Points: 2/item

  7. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? TerraCycle Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room Points: 2/item Any brand and any size pen, pencils, mechanical pencils, wooden pencils, markers and highlighters, sharpie and dry eraser markers.

  8. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Milk Crates or Other Labeled Bins TerraCycle Points: 1/pouch

  9. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 2/item Also we take webcams

  10. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Milk Crates or Other Labeled Bins • Recycle

  11. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Milk Crates or Other Labeled Bins TerraCycle Points: 1/bag

  12. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Milk Crates or Other Labeled Bins • Recycle

  13. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 2/item

  14. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 500/item

  15. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 25/item

  16. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Trash Bins Trash

  17. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 2/item

  18. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Trash Bins Trash

  19. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 2/item

  20. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 2/item

  21. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 2/item

  22. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 2/item

  23. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 100-250/item Also we take graphing calculators and GPS units

  24. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Milk Crates or Other Labeled Bins • Recycle Location: Trash Bins Trash

  25. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 2/item

  26. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 100-1000/item

  27. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 2/outer packaging No diapers please!

  28. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Trash Bins Trash

  29. Trash, Recycle, or TerraCycle? Location: Basket in Mrs. Hutchcroft’s Room TerraCycle Points: 10/pair

  30. Benefits of Recycling and TerraCycling Environmental 1.Saves Natural Resources -Recycling keeps items out of landfills -Less new materials need to be harvested. Recycling 1 ton of office paper saves about 24 trees. 2.Saves Energy -It takes 95% less energy to recycle aluminum than it does to make it from raw materials. Making recycled steel saves 60%, recycled newspaper 40%, recycled plastic 70%, and recycled glass 40%.

  31. Benefits-continued Social 1. Recycling Aluminum cans supports the youth rec. program 2. Money from TerraCycle benefits the Environmental Club - Gas cards for carpooling - Earth Day supplies: stickers, suckers, etc. - Bat house materials - Club trips 3. Money from TerraCycle benefits various charitable causes Economic 1. Lower taxes. Waste Management companies have to pay to have trash sent to a landfill, but can profit from selling recycled materials. 2. Creates jobs

  32. TerraCycling Makes a Difference 6 points Give clean water to one person for a week 2 points Adopt 36 square ft of wildlife land Waste units collected (Potosi) : Juice pouches = 23,895 Chip bags = 7,202 Total = 31,097 240 points Give one baby chicken to a needy family Waste units collected: 2,291,720,509.0 Money for charity: $4,005,760.30

  33. “It takes each of us to make a difference for all of us.” Jackie Mutcheson - Teacher

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