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Recycling For A Purpose

Recycling For A Purpose. Excuses Why People Don’t Recycle. www.treehugger.com. Area Estimates Likely To Recycle. Percentage of Generations. What is recycling ?. Types of Recycling Advantage and Disadvantage What type of trash is recycled ? The 3 “ R”’s. What is it ?.

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Recycling For A Purpose

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  1. Recycling For A Purpose

  2. Excuses Why People Don’t Recycle www.treehugger.com

  3. Area Estimates Likely To Recycle

  4. Percentage of Generations

  5. Whatisrecycling? • Types of Recycling • Advantage and Disadvantage • Whattype of trashisrecycled? • The 3 “R”’s

  6. Whatisit? • Recyclingistheprocess in whichthetrash of a productwillbetransformed and reused

  7. Types of Recycling

  8. PrimaryRecycling Consists of thebreakingdownintoarticleswithphysical and chemicalpropertiesidenticaltothose of the original materials. There are fourtypes: -Separation - Granulation - Cleaning - Pelletization

  9. Distribution Transformation of Recycle Products Consumer Seperation of the residual

  10. RecycleAdvantages • Savesenergy • Reduction in costs of recollection • Reduction in volume of solidwaste • Reduction of contamination

  11. Usefullife of systems of replenishmentisincreased • Economicstimulation in sale of recyclables • Reusable and non-reusable natural resources are protected • Rawmaterials are savedsincerecycledmaterials are used in themanufacturing of new products

  12. Repercusións OF RECYCLING • ILLNESSES CAUSED BY SANITARY VECTORS • CONTAMINATION OF WATER • ATMOSPHERIC CONTAMINATION • FLOOR CONTAMINATION • PROBLEMS PAISAJÍSTICOS AND RISK • MENTAL HEALTH

  13. WhatType of TrashisRecycled? EVERYTHING IS RECYCLED THAT CAN BE MADE INTO ANOTHER PRODUCT • Organicmaterials (foodleftovers) • Paper and cardboard • glass • Metals (tin, aluminum, lead, zinc, ETC) • plastics

  14. Seperate… SEPARATING THE RESIDUALS AND TREATING EACH APPROPRIATELY IS THE KEY TO RECOVERY

  15. PLASTIC RECYCLING STAGES • recollection • Recycling center • classification

  16. DIVIDED INTO 3 CLASSES • Simple plasticresiduals: havebeenclassified and separated • Mixedresiduals: thedifferenttypes of plastics are foundmixedtogether • Mixed residual plasticsmixedwithotherresiduals: paper, cardboard, metals.

  17. BATTERY CONTENEDOR • Containerwherebatteries are disposed of toavoidbeingthrownaway in trashsincetheycontainsubstanceswhile are harmfultotheenvironment

  18. CLEAN POINT • A cleanpointIsnamedthatspecializes in treatment of residuals, waste, trash

  19. TheThreeR’s THE THREE "R“’S OF ECOLOGY ARE REDUCE, RESUE & RECYCLE

  20. Reuse… • Givingmaximumutilitytothingsinstead of destroyingorgettingrid of them • Thissavesenergythatwouldhavebeenusedtodestroyit

  21. Reduce • Chooseproductsthat are lessbundled • Reduction in use of toxicproducts and contaminants • Shop with a reusable cloth bag • Decreasethe use of aluminumfoil • Limit use of styrofoamplates and cups • Reduce use of water and energy

  22. Recycling… RECYCLING CONSISTS OF RE-USING MATERIALS MULTIPLE TIMES TO MAKE NEW PRODUCTS, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE UTILIZATION OF NEW MATERIALS

  23. So what’s our community doing to help the recycling need?

  24. Students in Free EnterpriseSIFE • NWACC’s SIFE team structurized a recycle program to help our college save money • RECYCLE at NWACC was created on March of 2007 • Before our SIFE team implemented a recycle program our campus did not have a recycling program.

  25. “The NWACC SIFE Recycle project exists in an attempt to reduce the waste stream NWACC produces… • By comparing the savings, that SIFE is responsible for we have effectively almost cut the schools yearly waste expenditures in half….” Rob Lovejoy Project Leader

  26. “NWACC spends $12,000 on waste removal each year, our SIFE has saved the college $10, 000,” says Rob

  27. Emptying out the bottles has become a lot harder to keep up with. • Our SIFE team’s future goal with this project is to reduce our energy consumption within our campus and to have a third party involved with emptying the recycle bottles.

  28. Sam’s Club 8209 Goes GREEN

  29. Relocation • The Sam’s Club in Springdale relocated to Fayetteville. • Brand New Environmentally Sustainable Design. • The Fayetteville Club

  30. Sustainable Design

  31. Sams 8209 Associates Goes GREEN “Going green at Sam’s Club has taught me the importance of recycling, I make sure I separate my trash into the proper bins,” Angel Bookout Checkout Supervisor “Working at Sam’s and going green has effected my life at home by causing me to recycle more and to drive slower to save gas and my expenses,” Halley Williams Cashier/Safety Coordinator

  32. Conclusion Recyclingis in everybodieshands, contributeyourgrain of sand!

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