Recycling+tally+sheet-Information

=__**Recycling Tally Sheet Information**__= Maze game: [] (this game might be hard to play on school computers) Sorting game: [] Packman game: [] Sorting game: []
 * Recycling saves trees. Half the Earth's forests are gone, and up to 95 percent of the original forest area in the U.S. has been cut down.
 * Recycling protects wildlife habitat. Using recycled materials reduces the need to chop down trees. As a result, destruction of forests, wetlands, rivers and other places essential to wildlife is also reduced.
 * Recycling lowers the use of toxic chemicals. Making products from already refined waste materials reduces -- and often avoids altogether -- the need for manufacturers to use toxic chemicals.
 * Recycling helps curb global warming. Using recycled materials cuts down on the energy used in the manufacturing process, dramatically reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants
 * Recycling reduces air, water and land pollution. Making goods from recycled materials generates far less pollution than manufacturing from virgin materials
 * Recycling reduces the need for landfills. Toxic pollution from landfills escapes into the air and leaches into groundwater.
 * Preserves landfill space. No one wants to live next door to a landfill. Recycling preserves existing landfill space.
 * Recycling reduces waste. The average American discards 7 pounds of garbage every day. Most of this garbage goes into to landfills, where it's compacted and buried.
 * Recycling is good for our economy. American companies rely on recycling programs to provide the raw materials they need to make new products.
 * Recycling creates jobs. The recycling industry provides over 1 million people with jobs in the United States.
 * Recycling conserves natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals.
 * ** 5 Reasons Why People Do Not Recycle **** 1. “Recycling is inconvenient.” ** This seems to be the number one reason why people don’t recycle – they don’t want to put in the extra effort. Some places h ave no pick-up. Some people say that they just can’t be bothered. Is that a good enough reason?
 * **2. “I do not have enough space in my home to recycle.”**The lack of space is an issue for many. People don’t want to see garbage and with little storage space for recycling bins, the trash is an eyesore. Is that a good enough reason?
 * **3. “If they paid me, I’d recycle.”**Some countries fine people for not recycling. Some regions pay for just bottle recycling (we know that works). Some areas have no penalties or incentives for recycling. Is that a good enough reason?
 * **4. “Recycling doesn’t make a difference. So why do it?”** Misinformation about overflowing landfills, depleted resources and climate change has convinced some people that recycling doesn’t make a difference. They believe there is no problem. Is that a good enough reason?
 * **5. “It is just to hard to do.”** Since there are so many things to recycling – bottle, plastic and paper , it’s hard to decipher which kinds go where. Is that a good enough reason?
 * 5 Reasons Why People Should Recycle
 * ** 1. “Recycling saves energy.” **Recycling saves energy because the manufacturer doesn’t have to produce something new from raw natural resources. By using recycled materials we save on energy consumption, which keeps production costs down.
 * ** 2. “Recycling reduces landfills.” **Recycling reduces the need for more landfills. No one wants to live next to a landfill.
 * ** 3. “Recycling preserves our resources and protects wildlife.” **By recycling, we reduce the need to destroy habitats for animals. Paper recycling alone saves millions of trees.
 * ** 4. “Recycling is good for the economy.” **Recycling and purchasing recycled products creates a greater demand for more recycled goods. Goods made from recycled materials use less water, creates less pollution and uses less energy.
 * ** 5. “Recycling helps our climate problems.” ** Recycling produces considerably less carbon, which reduces the amount of unhealthy greenhouse gas omissions
 * ====__**What you can recycle:**__====
 * Any clean paper. Examples: printer paper (staples OK), junk mail (windows OK), newspaper, books, phone books, magazines, cereal/shoe boxes, index cards
 * Any clean plastic labeled with a #1-7 (except Styrofoam). Examples: plastic bottles, cups, bags, containers //(please put multiple bags stuffed in together - individual bags cause problems)//
 * Aluminum Cans and cardboard
 * ====__What you can NOT recycle:__====
 * Food wrappers, paper towels, paper plates, paper cups, napkins, waxy cardboard or paper (take-out containers and ice cream containers)
 * STYROFOAM, plastic wrap, dirty food containers, packing peanuts
 * Pie pans, aluminum foil
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Use your Recycling Tally sheets that you have tallied on to enter your results on these two Google Doc Surveys: [|Week 1] [|Week 2] And here is the Final Survey: [|Final Survey]