Recycling and Conservation

If something is nonrenewable then it

• Can only be used once or cannot be replaced by nature

• Regularly replaced or replenished by nature

• Is the electricity in your house

• Can be bought with money

What does Conservation mean

• Spending as much as you can

• Good communication skills

• Wise use of natural resources to prevent loss or harm

• The place where bands play

How do you conserve

• Replay, Redo, and Respond

• Make sure to use as many natural resources as possible

• Ask your parents

• Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Where does 57% of solid waste end up?

• I the ocean

• In your garbage can

• In landfills

• In dumpsters

Americans throw away how many plastic bottles every hour?

• 2.5 million
• 250 thousand
• 25 thousand
• 250 billion

Recycling one ton of plastic bottles saves the equivalent energy usage of a two person household for how long?

• one year
• one day
• one week
• one month

The average person has the opportunity to recycle more than _______ cans in a lifetime. 

• 25,000
• 250
• 2,500
• 25

Making paper from recycled paper reduces the related contribution to air pollution _____ %?

• 95%
• 25%
• 50%
• 70%

Glass can be recycled and remanufactured how many times before wearing out?

• an infinite amount
• five times
• one hundred times
• fifty times

What can food waste be used for?

• composting
• animal feed
• community gardens
• all of the above