1. T a lking rubbish! Making Sense

2. What is rubbish ?

3. What happens to our rubbish?

4. Stinky!

5. We live here, lets keep it nice

6. 502,000 tonnes of household rubbish is thrown away by Hertfordshire residents each year. Landfill space is running out. Where do we put the rubbish when landfill is FULL? Time is running out........

7. Don’t turn Hertfordshire into a waste ground

8. The 4 R’s

9. REDUCE Make less waste in the first place Use a reusable drinks bottle for your lunch box Buy rechargeable batteries instead of disposable Buy less packaged food

10. RE-USE Use something again Cut up birthday cards to make new cards and labels Use both sides of the paper Turn CD’s into drinks coasters Reuse yoghurt pots as plant pots Turn wellie boots into planters Make a dress out of ties

11. Reusable bags RE-USE

12. RECYCLE Turn it into something new!

13. Material Reclamation Facility (MRF)

14. What can it be turned into?

17. Compost it! In your green wheeled bin Garden waste Cooked food waste Uncooked food waste Cardboard

18. Throw it away! In your black wheeled bin or purple sacks Anythi ng you can’t reuse, repair or recycle

19. Remember the 4 R’s

20. Thank you for listening! www.wasteaware.org.uk