Talent 21 Recycle Project

Shannon MulraneyPeriod 1

Mr. Aleszczyk

I am an Average Earth Friend…• I keep windows closed when

the heat or air is on!• I don’t let the water run when I

am brushing my teeth!• I recycle products whenever

possible!• I find new ways to use old

items!• I put litter in trash containers!• I encourage my family to

carpool!• I walk or ride my bike

whenever possible!

• I don’t take quick showers.

• I don’t turn off lights or appliances when they are no in use.

• I don’t bring my own bags to the store.

What can I make out of an empty 2-liter soda bottle?

• I could make a recycled bank out of an empty soda bottle.

• I can cut a insert slot near the top of the bottle and make a bank.

What are the 3 R’s of saving the environment? What could be a fourth R?

• Reduce: reduce the amount of water you use at home or anywhere else.

• Reuse: reuse things like empty soda bottles or even juice boxes to make new things.

• Recycle: recycle plastic or paper or anything with a recycling label on it. Those things can still be useful to Earth!

• While choosing a fourth R, it would probably be Rescue. Reduce, reuse, and recycle whenever you can to Rescue our home planet.

What can I do to help make a difference in our environment?

• I can recycle at home. Or not waste water. I can jump right into the shower as I turn it on and don’t leave it running when I brush my teeth.

• At school, I can use both sides of my paper when writing. Only filling up one side is wasting!!!

• In my community, I can grab a couple of my friends and go pick up trash on a bike trail or road. I have done it before and we filled up 2 whole recycling bins and one trash bin on the bake path behind my house!

Recycling one ton of paper saves how many trees???

Recycling ½ of the world’s paper can save how many acres of forests?

About how many pounds of plastic are thrown away by Americans each year?