Waste Recycling

Maciej KowalskiArkadiusz Kowalski

Publiczne Gimnazjum nr

2 w Staszowie

Recycling

Recycling is a process to change materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials

Benefits

Recycling is an excellent way of saving energy and conserving the environment

One recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television

for 3 hours One recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power

a computer for 25 minutes

Poland

Previously, each household or business was expected to sign a contract with a waste disposal company. The new system sees each household

obliged to pay a monthly tax, calculated according to the number of residents, the size of

the property and water usage

Glass

Glass is 100 % recyclable, due to the fact that it can be processed

on the same pack and can be used again and again

Paper

Paper is separated into the following groups: • Magazine, Newspaper, Office paper,

Cardboard Recycled paper produces 73% less air pollution than if it was made from raw

materials

Plastic recycling

Plastic recycling is the process of recovering waste plastic and reprocessing the

material into useful products, sometimes completely different in form from their

original state

Aluminium

Aluminium cans can be recycled several times without loss of quality material. The Polish

aluminum packaging recycling is high

Ecological city

Eco-city of the future should be an alternative to the overcrowded and polluted cities, but their construction

requires a change in the functioning of the whole philosophy of urban communities

Staszów

As well as home recycling bins, there are many recycling banks across Poland that

can be used to recycle different materials.They are located on streets across big

cities, small towns as well as in supermarkets and outside housing estates

Rubbish Art

In Poland many Art objects are made of trash by some artists

What`s in Polish rubbish bin?

A large percentage of Polish households still do not recycle enough and throw

everything that they consider ‘rubbish’ into their ordinary bin

Some interesting Facts

The process of recycling helps create new jobs. It is said that dumping 10,000 tonnes of waste in a landfill creates six jobs, while

recycling 10,000 tonnes of waste can create over 36 jobs

The amount of waste recycled in Poland

20081.Glass (30%)

2.Plastic (10%)

3.Paper (55%)

4.Aluminium(5%)

20091.Glass(31%)

2.Plastic(13%)

3.Paper(53%)

4.Aluminium(3%)

20101.Glass(31%)

2.Plastic(19%)

3.Paper(54%)

4.Aluminium(5%)

2011

1.Glass(32%)

2.Plastic(12%)

3.Paper(56%)

4.Aluminium(0%)

Recycling facts about Poland

• As regards actual treated rubbish, in Poland, 71 percent ended up in landfills, while 28 percent was recycled or composted, and 1 percent burnt

• Meanwhile, the EU average was estimated at 37 percent in landfills, 38 percent recycled or composted and 23 percent burnt

The 3 R`s

International Recycling Symbol

IF YOU`RE NOT PART OF THE

SOLUTION, YOU`RE PART OF THE

PROBLEM

Malcolm Bradburyy