The Principles of “Five S”

The Principles of “Five S”

Recycling

Recycling is the process of producing a new product out of an old one. Old or used materials are changed by altering them or totally breaking them down. Plastic is an example of material which can return to its original form when recycled by means of chemical and mechanical ways.

Benefits and Importance of recycling

Resources to produce new products come from raw materials from the environment. Processing them especially if they are mass produced in a factory would incur waste which is normally dumped in their environment. Thus, for environmental reason, recycling limits these processes and allow the environment to rest.

For economic reasons, recycling saves money, conserve resources, creates jobs, and generates revenues for ethical and moral reasons. Recycling can be a way of life that can benefit in the future generation. Imagine a less wasteful society and a greener inhabitable environment to be enjoyed by future generations. 

Recycling brings about so many benefits like:

•  Employment through livelihood products

• Helping reduce pollution and the need for landfills

• Helping save energy by reducing the use of fuel in manufacturing products

• Helping families save money by reducing expenses for buying new products

• Helping the economy through investments in local recycling programs.

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• Helping conserve and sustain the use of natural resources for future generations. 

• Bringing out the innovative skills of individuals, and 

• Promoting community spirit through unity and cooperation 

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The Recycling Process

Recycling process involved three steps... collecting, sorting, and processing

1. The first step is collecting. Recyclable materials from the house school and other establishments. There are recyclable and non-recyclable materials. 

Collecting

2. The second step is segregation or sorting. Sorting is done by arranging recyclable materials according to use and providing recycling containers for each of the recyclable and label them as paper, plastic, glass, metal (including aluminum).

Segregation and sorting

3. The third step is processing. The recycling plant facilities this step. Recyclable materials are broken down (plastic), crushed (glass, aluminum, metal), or shredded and mashed paper into their basic elements until they become raw materials for new products. 

Processing

The following are the list of recyclable materials that may be used to create new products. Papers, bottles, cans, and plastics are called solid waste.

Paper

This includes newspapers, magazines, paper bags, and spare notebooks sheets which are very abundant in home, school, and office. This material can be recycled according to how people in the community commonly used them. 

Bottles/Glass 

This includes polyethylene terephthalate or PET (materials commonly used in plastic bottles) and glass bottles which are the most common packaging of products that you can see in the market. The appearance and look can be the reason why they can be used many times. Bottles can be a used through recycling for economic reasons.

Metal

Aside from wood, metals are highly saleable in junk shops. Companies buy used cans to be recycled into metal packaging like containers for canned goods, drinks, and other materials. Metals are also used as cooking utensils and home accessories or furniture

Wood

There are many products that can be produced from recycled wood like plant box, chair, garden accessories, wooden flooring, and garden decks.

Plastic

There are many ways of reusing or recycling plastics. It can be made into water and plant containers, desk organizers, garden lamps, etc. This is the easiest waste material to recycle.

Advantages of Recycling Wastes

The following are some advantages why you should practice recycling.

1. Recycling decreases use of energy in the process of production.

2. It reduces the use of new materials for production. 

3. It minimizes pollution during the production. Instead of making new materials that emits more wastes, you can just reuse the previous materials

4. Helps protect and preserve the environment by reducing the energy consumption of factories and lesser material is consumed from the environment.

5. Provide additional income. For example, you make collect bottles that could be sold in junk shops.

Learning Task 1

List down wastes that are recyclable and not recyclable

Open Ended

Recyclable

Open Ended

not recyclable

Learning Task 2

Direction: Classify the recyclable materials in the box below whether they are made of wood, metal, paper, glass, and plastic. Write them in their proper column. Do it on a clean sheet of paper.

Learning Task 3

List down at least 5 advantages of recycling 

Open Ended

A. Advantages of Recycling

Open Ended

B. List down at least 5 materials that can be used for recycling purposes

Learning Task 4

Look at the picture, with your guardian, try to do this at home. Choose only one. 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following cannot be recycled?

• Milk cartons

• Plastic water bottle

• Glass container

• Napkin

Multiple Choice

What is the importance of recycling?

• Recycling conserves natural resources.

• Recycling is fun

• Recycling makes people busy

• Both A and B

Multiple Choice

How can one recycle glass/plastic bottle or a milk/juice carton?

• Remove the cap before recycling

• Smash it down as much as possible before recycling

• Shred before recycling

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

What should you keep in mind when recycling a container that once contained food or beverage?

• Make sure that containers are closed tightly so no residue will leak out

• Absolutely nothing

• Rinse out any excess residue before recycling.

• Both b and c

Multiple Choice

In classifying waste materials what are the things we have to consider?

• The physical appearance of the materials.

• The common characteristics of the materials

• The color of the materials

• The size of the materials

a. What did you learn about the lesson?

b. What did you realize after finishing the lesson?

c. What is your plan after this lesson?