Recycle Definition
Recycling turns old items into new ones. For example, using old bottles to make new ones lessens trash in landfills.
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Reducing Our Impact on Earth
Fun Facts
- Aluminum cans are recycled by melting into liquid metal for new cans.
- Recycled newspapers can be used to make a bowl.
- Plates can be made from recycled paper.
Why Do We Need To Know About Recycle
Learning about recycling helps you see why it’s important to be eco-friendly. Recycling saves natural resources, needs less space for trash, cuts down pollution, and uses less energy. This is really important for jobs in making things and protecting the environment. How we use materials and handle waste affects our planet.
Recycling is important in making new things from old materials and coming up with products that are better for the earth. This is a big deal in many industries. Knowing how recycling works can prepare you for jobs that help make our future more environmentally friendly.
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In this lesson, we learn that:
- We will learn to reduce, reuse and recycle.
- People can have a negative impact on Earth's land, water and air.
- People can also make a positive impact through choices we make.
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