Here are a couple of games that are about recycling!
http://www.maine.gov/spo/recycle/schools/onlinegames.htm
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
What Can't Be Recycled
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What Can Be Recycled
Food & Beverage Containers
Milk, soda, water cooking oil and salad dressingsJars & Canisters
Peanut butter jars, soap & mayonnaise jars, aspirin bottles and 35mm film canistersCleaning Products & Detergents
Bleach, detergent, soap, shampoo, drain cleaners, etc.Automotive & Yard Care Products
EMPTY anifreeze, oil, plant food and herbicide containersTuesday, May 3, 2011
How To Recycle
Make recycling bins readily available. Make sure your home and office are outfitted with recycling bins for paper, plastic and metal. Keep them out in the open and label them appropriately. Sometimes the convenience factor is all that is needed.
Recycle your empty ink and toner cartridges. Almost eight cartridges are thrown out in the United States every second of every day. That's almost 700,000 cartridges per day.
Recycle your empty ink and toner cartridges. Almost eight cartridges are thrown out in the United States every second of every day. That's almost 700,000 cartridges per day.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Did you know that...
Recycling 1 ton of plastic can save 1-2 thousand gallons of gas.
1 ton of recycled steel saves the energy equivalent of 3.6 barrels of oil, and 1.49 tons of iron ore over the production of new steel.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Ways To Recycle
Buy recycled paper and print on both sides. When using paper in the office, print on both sides of the sheet and recycle the paper when you are finished. By recycling one ton of paper, you can save 17 trees, almost 7,000 gallons of water and more than three cubic yards of landfill space.
Recycle your outdated technology. According to EPA, Americans throw out two million tons of e-waste each year. Avoid adding to that waste by recycling your old technology. For more information on electronic recycling, visithttp://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/recycle/ecycling/donate.htm.
Recycle your outdated technology. According to EPA, Americans throw out two million tons of e-waste each year. Avoid adding to that waste by recycling your old technology. For more information on electronic recycling, visithttp://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/recycle/ecycling/donate.htm.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Did you know that.....
Recycling all of your home's waste newsprint, cardboard, glass and metal can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 850 lbs. a year.
It takes approximately 1 million years for a glass bottle to break down in a landfill
Recycling 1 ton of aluminum cans conserves the equivalent of 1,665 gallons of gasoline.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
How To Recycle
Buy rechargeable batteries. It takes 1,000 regular batteries to equal the lifespan of one rechargeable battery. When you are discarding your batteries, recycle them.
Purchase rewritable CDs and DVDs so that you can reuse them from project to project.
Reuse your morning coffee cup. Or better yet, buy a mug to avoid the waste caused by throwing away the paper or Styrofoam.
Purchase rewritable CDs and DVDs so that you can reuse them from project to project.
Reuse your morning coffee cup. Or better yet, buy a mug to avoid the waste caused by throwing away the paper or Styrofoam.
Did you know that...
Recycling one aluminum beverage can saves enough energy to run a 100-watt bulb for 20 hours, a computer for 3 hours or a TV for 2 hours.
Recycling 125 aluminum cans saves enough energy to power one home for 1 day.
The average person throws away 4 pounds of garbage PER DAY.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Did you know that...
Each ton of mixed paper that is recycled can save the energy equivalent to 185 gallons of gasolineThe average person has the opportunity to recycle more than 25,000 cans in a lifetime.
Americans throw away enough office paper each year to build a 12 foot high wall from Seattle to NY
How To Recycle
Buy remanufactured ink and toner cartridges. Each remanufactured cartridge keeps approximately 2.5 pounds of metal and plastic out of landfills and saves about a half gallon of oil.
Recycle old newspapers laying around the office. When finished reading the newspaper, either leave it for someone else to read or recycle it.
Look for the recycled option in all the products you buy. It's not just paper that is recycled.
Recycle old newspapers laying around the office. When finished reading the newspaper, either leave it for someone else to read or recycle it.
Look for the recycled option in all the products you buy. It's not just paper that is recycled.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Did you know that...
Recycling 1 ton of cardboard saves 46 gallons of oil.
Recycling just one glass jar saves enough electricity to light an 11 watt CFL bulb for 20 hours.
Recycling 1 ton of aluminum saves the energy equivalent of the amount of electricity used by the average home in 10 years.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Our Sources of Information
Information
http://www.eponline.com/Articles/2007/11/12/Tips-Top-Ten-Ways-to-Recycle.aspx
http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html
http://www.headwatersrecycle.com/why.html
http://recyclingfacts.org/
http://www.recycleacrossamerica.org/recycling-fact.html
http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/publicworks/recycling/recylfact.html
http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/recycle/fun.htm
Pictures
http://www.google.com
http://www.eponline.com/Articles/2007/11/12/Tips-Top-Ten-Ways-to-Recycle.aspx
http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html
http://www.headwatersrecycle.com/why.html
http://recyclingfacts.org/
http://www.recycleacrossamerica.org/recycling-fact.html
http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/publicworks/recycling/recylfact.html
http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/recycle/fun.htm
Pictures
http://www.google.com
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