1. Michael Smith, Josh Anderson, Wenonah Benally, Maverik Shumway
RECYCLING
Michael Smith, Josh Anderson, Wenonah Benally, Maverik Shumway

2. WHAT MATERIALS WE CAN RECYCLE
Aluminum: In one year we throw away enough aluminum cans to make more than 8, airliners.
Paper: We throw away enough office paper each year to build a 12 foot wall from Los Angeles to New York.
Plastic: Every year, there is enough discarded plastic to circle the earth 4 times.
Glass: Glass can be recycled over and over, unlimited times.

3. ECONOMIC BENEFITS Save/Earns Money:
Reverse Vending Machines
Trade in Stores
Fewer doctors visits
More Tourists
Creates Jobs: According to Pace Butler Corporations official web site, incinerating 10,000 tons of waste creates one job; landfilling 10,000 tons of waste creates six jobs; recycling 10,000 tons of waste creates 36 jobs.
Save Energy: Every glass bottle recycled saves enough energy to light a 100-watt light bulb for 4 hours.

4. ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
Less Pollution
Fewer Landfills
Conserves Natural Resources
Water
Mineral
Trees
Prevent Global Warming

5. Metals: Shredded, sorted, cleaned, baled, made into new products.
RECYCLING PROCESSES
Material Recovery Facility (MRF): Materials are taken to a MRF where the materials are sorted into broad categories (plastics, paper, glass, metals.
Paper: Sorting, paper mill, pulper, conical cylinders, de-inking, bleaching.
Glass: Organized, cleaned, refilled. Broken glass is melted down to make other materials
Plastic: Sorted, washed, ground into small flakes, dried, melted, filtered, formed into pellets, made into other plastic products.
Metals: Shredded, sorted, cleaned, baled, made into new products.

6. PLEASE RECYCLE