RECYCLING PROJECT

RECYCLED MATERIALS

• Plastic bottles
• Paper

SHEETS OF PAPER RECYCLED

BOTTLES RECYCLED

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WHY RECYCLE PAPER?

• We do not recycle paper at home
• If you recycle paper, frees up lots of room in trash can
• Save money and energy by recycling.

WHY RECYCLE BOTTLES?

• No place to recycle bottles at school.
• We do not recycle bottles at home.
• 1 bottle recycled can save enough energy.
• to power one 60 watt lightbulb for 3 hours.

PROS OF RECYCLING PAPER

• Raises money for our school
• Frees up space in landfills
• Reduces pollution
• More jobs for people

CONS OF RECYCLING PAPER

• Recycling factories are costly
• Costly to pay workers in factory

PROS OF RECYCLING BOTTLES

• Reduces amount of litter
• Frees up space in landfill
• Reduces energy consumption

CONS OF RECYCLING BOTTLES

• Hard to transport bottles to recycling bin
• Also costly to recycle bottles

EFFECTS OF RECYCLING IN MY COMMUNITY

• Supports Pope John
• Less trash littered in ditches and fields

BOTTLE PATHWAY

• Sort each kind of bottle once it gets to factory
• Specific plastic are bundled together into bale and wrapped
• Bales are then sold to several different recycling companies
• Shred bales into tiny flakes
• Wash and dry the plastic flakes

BOTTLE PATHWAY

• Melt all plastic down in extruder
• Squishes molten plastic into long strands
• Chop up plastic strands into pellets
• Pellets are made into numerous different products

PAPER PATHWAY

• Sorted into grades of paper
• Paper is washed in soapy water to get rid of
• plastic film, glue, ink, and staples.
• Washed paper is in container called slurry
• Slurry is laid out to dry

PAPER PATHWAY

• Once dry, rolled up like paper towels
• Then cut into sheets of paper to be sold

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/facts.html
• http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-recyc...
• http://www.ehow.com/list_5766149_pros-cons-recycling-plastic-bottles.html
• http://www3.hants.gov.uk/recycleforhampshire/rfh-what-happens/rfh-plasticbo...
• http://www.tappi.org/paperu/all_about_paper/earth_answers/earthanswers_recy...