1. It’s Easy Being Green! Natural Resources and Conservation

2. Why do we reuse, reduce and recycle? How can we help the environment?
Essential Questions:
What are the 3R’s?
Why do we reuse, reduce and recycle?
How can we help the environment?

3. What are the 3 R’s?

4. Why do we need to reuse, reduce and recycle?

5. So what’s in a landfill?

7. Let’s Do an Experiment to Find Out!
When we put trash in a landfill, does water wash away all the bad stuff?
Let’s Do an Experiment to Find Out!

8. We can RECYCLE many things…

9. We can REDUCE the things we use…

10. But it’s really important to REUSE things because …

11. The Reuse It Game…
Reusing something means that you don’t throw it away (or even recycle it) after a single use.
You use it again, either for the same thing or for something different.
Let’s work together to REIMAGINE our trash for a new purpose!

12. The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle
What would it be like to be a plastic bottle?

13. Not All Plastic is Created Equal

14. Number 1 Plastics Found in: Recycled into: Soft drink Water bottles
Peanut butter containers
Recycled into:
Fleece
Tote bags
Carpet

15. Number 2 Plastics Found in: Recycled into: Milk jugs Juice bottles
Shampoo bottles
Recycled into:
Pens
Laundry Detergent Bottles
Doghouses

16. Number 3 Plastics Found in: Recycled into: Window cleaner bottles
Clear food packaging
Detergent bottles
Recycled into:
Decks
Truck mud flaps
Cables

17. Number 4 Plastics Found in: Recycled into: Squeezable bottles
Bread bags,
Clothing
Recycled into:
Trash cans
Compost bins
Floor tiles

18. Number 5 Plastics Found in: Recycled into: Yogurt containers Straws
Ketchup bottles
Recycled into:
Signal lights
Brooms
Rakes

19. Number 7 Plastics Found in: Aspirin bottles Disposable plates and cups
CD cases
Recycled into:
Light switch covers
Egg cartons
Rulers

20. Number 7 Plastics Found in: DVD’s Bullet-proof materials Sunglasses
Recycled into:
Plastic Lumber

21. Why do we reuse, reduce and recycle? How can we help the environment?
Let’s Review!
What are the 3R’s?
Why do we reuse, reduce and recycle?
How can we help the environment?