Packaging and Waste Management

This is made from sand.

• plastic

• glass

• metal

• aluminum

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

These are made from trees.

• styrofoam and plastics

• glass and ceramic

• aluminum and metal

• paper and cardboard

Things that are poisonous and harmful.

• are renewable

• are healthy to eat

• are toxic

• are nonrenewable

To use less of something.

• to reduce

• to recycle

• to reuse

• to process it into something else

A place to dispose of all waste materials by burying it and covering it with soil.

• a composte pile

• a recycling center

• a landfill

• a quarry

These are made from oil.

• paper and cardboard

• glass and ceramic

• metal and aluminum

• plastics and styrofoam

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or to the environment.

• landfill waste

• hazardous waste

• garbage waste

• compost waste

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

This is made from bauxite ore (a mineral-bearing rock).

• styrofoam

• glass

• plastic

• aluminum

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

A collection of grass, leaves, and many food scraps to create rich soil fertilizer.

• landfill

• compost

• leaf pile

• recycling center

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

To use the packaging again, sometimes for a different purpose.

• to reduce

• to recycle

• to reuse

• to compost

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2