How Our Homes Use Recycling

Sarah

House Model: BB

If all the glass bottles and If all the glass bottles and jars collected through jars collected through recycling in the U.S. in 94 recycling in the U.S. in 94 were laid end to end, were laid end to end, they'd reach the moon they'd reach the moon and half way back to and half way back to earth!!earth!!

Once an aluminum can is Once an aluminum can is recycled it will be apart of recycled it will be apart of a new can within 6 weeksa new can within 6 weeks

Startling Recycling FactsStartling Recycling Facts

Recycled Flooring• wood flooring• old cut down logs• recycled carpet tiles

aren’t toxic and they are easy to install

• natural fiber carpets isn’t toxic

• salvage wood is wood from old houses

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Recycled Product Used in Kitchen• Richlite

– paper-based fiber composite made from environmentally sustainable wood

– eco-friendly countertops

• composting-food waste that eventually breaks down into soil

• recycled metal for the sink and other metal appliances

Recycled Product Used in Recycled Product Used in BathroomBathroom

recycle toilets!recycle toilets! recycled toilet paperrecycled toilet paper use recycled metal for use recycled metal for

shower headshower head recycled glass for the recycled glass for the

tub!tub! Eleek Recycled Eleek Recycled

Aluminum Countertops Aluminum Countertops – heat resistantheat resistant– non-toxicnon-toxic– stain proof stain proof – sturdysturdy

Recycled Product Used in PaintRecycled Product Used in Paint

Eco-spec PaintEco-spec Paint made from recycled latex made from recycled latex

paints and plant oilspaints and plant oils non-toxicnon-toxic about $7.50 per gallonabout $7.50 per gallon Paint calculatorPaint calculator

finds out how much paint to finds out how much paint to use without using to much!use without using to much!

Ways to Support On-going recycling

• Composting

• Buying Organic products

• Recycle, Reuse, Reduce

• Use different bins to recycle– recycle– greens– trash

Ways to Support on-Ways to Support on-going Recyclinggoing Recycling

Buy used productsBuy used products

Don’t use as much Don’t use as much waterwater

Recycle leftoversRecycle leftovers

Bibliography

• http://www.myplanetintl.com/countertops.php

Books:

• Living Homes

• Natural Remodeling