1. Today’s Topic Garbage

2. Americans are #1 The United States is the #1 trash-producing country in the world at 1,609 pounds per person per year. This means that 5% of the world’s population generate 40% of the world’s garbage. Source: United States Renewable Energy AssociationUnited States Renewable Energy Association © Sergeychernov | Dreamstime.comSergeychernovm © 2012 ECOS Education LLC

3. Where is Away? When we throw something away, it goes to a landfill which is sometimes called “The Dump” © Huguette Roe | Dreamstime.comHuguette Roeom © 2012 ECOS Education LLC

4. Building a Landfill When a landfill is full, a new landfill has to be made. It costs nearly 19 million dollars to build and requires hundreds of acres of land Source: How Stuff WorksHow Stuff Works © James Bushelle | Dreamstime.comJames Bushelle © 2012 ECOS Education LLC

5. Operating A Landfill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP9Tcf0CaV0 © 2012 ECOS Education LLC

6. Our Garbage is Valuable Would you ever throw money away? Our garbage is valuable! Recycling saves precious resources like trees and water We also conserve energy and landfill space Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) © 2012 ECOS Education LLC

7. What is Garbage? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjjGQRTTp-4 © 2012 ECOS Education LLC

8. What’s in the Trash? Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)United States Environmental Protection Agency Paper Products Other Glass Wood Textiles Metals Plastics Yard Waste Food Scraps © 2012 ECOS Education LLC

9. Create Less Garbage Our goal is to: Create less garbage so the landfill lasts longer Save valuable materials Reduce pollution © fstockfoto | Dreamstime.comfstockfoto.com © 2012 ECOS Education LLC

10. Alarming Facts! Did you know that New York City alone throws out enough garbage each day to fill the Empire State Building? New York City's garbage goes to landfills in Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia. Source: Northern Colorado Disposal Northern Colorado Disposal © Sébastien Bonaimé | Dreamstime.comSébastien Bonaimé Source: Crain ’ s New York Business.comCrain ’ s New York Business.com © 2012 ECOS Education LLC

11. Zero Waste Community http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkfUArhfTXs © 2012 ECOS Education LLC

12. Challenge Question 1)What would you do if you no longer had garbage pick up at your house? 2)How could you reduce your current garbage load? 3)How can you encourage people to think differently about their garbage and create less garbage? © Madmaxer | Dreamstime.comMadmaxerme.com © 2012 ECOS Education LLC

13. Educate & Act™ Environmental Education Program Brought to you by ECOS Education LLC Educating Children On Sustainability For Classroom Use Only Version 1.0 © 2012 ECOS Education LLC