Talkin' Trash

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Talkin' Trash!
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Talkin' Trash!
HOW MUCH GARBAGE DO YOU MAKE??
New Mexicans create 4.53 pounds of trash a day
The average American creates 4.6 pounds of trash
a day
In 2005 New Mexico made 2,886,000 tons of garbage.
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Talkin' Trash!
Why should we make less garbage??
Save water
Save trees
Save landfill space
Save energy
Reduce pollution
If we take care of the earth, It will take
care of us!
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Recycle
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How do we make less garbage?
Reduce
Reuse
Compost
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What is in our waste?
Source2000 U.S. EPA Estimates
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How can YOU reduce waste?
Bring lunch to school in a reusable lunch box
with tupperware and cloth napkin!
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How can YOU reduce waste?
Put newspapers in a bird or hamster cage Use the
funny pages to wrap a gift OR
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How can YOU reduce waste?
Make a jacket and hat out of old newspapers!!
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How can YOU reduce waste?
Buy pre-loved products shop at thrift stores!
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How can YOU reduce waste?
Give home-made presents to your family and
friends Bake some cookies Give a certificate
for a back massage Make some greeting cards from
old magazines
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How can YOU reduce waste?
Give old toys, clothes and books to a sister,
cousin, friend or thrift store
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How can YOU reduce waste?
Recycle at home and at school!
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How can YOU reduce waste?
Repair broken toys Have a toy, movie, video
game or CD exchange party
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How can YOU reduce waste?
Use the back side of paper for scratch paper
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How can YOU reduce waste?

Use the Library
Leave magazines for others to read
Check out the latest video or CD
You can even borrow a book there for free!
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How can YOU reduce waste?
Make a dress out of old socks!!
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What is HAZARDOUS WASTE?
solvent cleaners rechargeable batteries waste
oil, antifreeze fuel fluorescent bulbs paint
and stains pesticides TV and computer monitors
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How can YOU reduce HAZARDOUS WASTE?

NEVER put hazardous waste in sinks or drains
Hazardous waste will poison our precious water
resources
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COMPOST!
What is compost?
Making dirt from FOOD and YARD WASTE
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COMPOST!
What can I compost?
Fruits
Vegetables
Leaves
Plants
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COMPOST!
Backyard composting at home is easy It reduces
your waste and feeds your garden!
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COMPOST!
Approximately 25 of the waste stream is food and
yard waste
Mulch and compost improve the soil and make the
ground moist!
Why fill-up the landfill when we can make
something good for the earth!
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COMPOST!
What is compost used for?

Farming
Highway landscaping
Parks gardens
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One recycled aluminum can will save enough
electricity to run a computer for three hours
New Mexicans recycled 5,354 tons of aluminum in
2005!
Chair components
New cans
Recycle!
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What is plastic made into?
25 of recycled HDPE (2 plastic) is made into
lumber and gardening products such as decking
Recycle!
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What is plastic made into?
Visit www.plasticsresource.com for more
information 
57 of recycled PET (1 plastic) is made into
fiber such as fleece
40 of recycled HDPE (2 plastic) is made back
into new bottles
New Mexicans recycled 500 tons of plastic in 2004!
Recycle!
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What CAN plastic be made into?
A Suit!!
Recycle!
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What is glass made into?
Fiberglass
Sanding Agents
Highway materials
New bottles
Recycle!
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Recycled glass is made into new containers,
tiles, drain filters and used as a landscaping
medium
Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy
to light a 100-watt light bulb for four hours
New Mexicans recycled 900 tons of glass in 2004!
Recycle!
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What is paper made into?
Envelopes
Cardboard boxes
Printing paper
Recycle!
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Recycling paper saves trees and energy! Using 1
ton of recycled paper saves 7 kilowatt hours.
Recycling a stack of newspaper 3 feet tall
preserves 1 tree.
New Mexicans recycled 75,000 tons of paper in
2004!
Recycle!
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Recycle!
What can junk mail be made into?
A Skirt!
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What is steel made into?

Steel cans
Steel bridges
Car bike parts
Recycle!
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Each day steel recycling saves enough energy to
power nearly 50,000 homes
Recycle!
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What are tires made into?

Pavers
Play ground bedding
Soaker hose
New Mexicans make 1 million tires a year!
Recycle!
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or you could make a gorilla out of tires!!
Recycle!
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What are old computers made into?
Furniture
New computers
Remanufactured computers
Recycle!
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What can YOU do to Help the Environment?
Reduce your waste!
Reuse items for other purposes!
Recycle every thing you can!
Compost food and yard waste!
Make a dress out of 12,000 pieces of recycled
glass!
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Before you throw something in the garbage, THINK
if you can use it again
Build a compost pile for your food and garden
scraps
Recycle at home and school
Before you buy something, THINK if it can be
borrowed or bought used
Have less garbage cans and more recycling
containers at home and school
Ask your parents to buy products with the recycle
symbol on it, this means it is made of recycled
materials
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