The 3 Rs are your friends

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The 3 Rs are your friends!
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Recycling in three easy steps

• Collection
• Reprocessing
• Repurchasing

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Collection

• Curbside or Drop off

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Materials sent to a MRF

• Material Recovery Facility recyclables are
  sorted and bundled then sent to reprocesses

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Collection

• Increasing participation

• Education
• - Fines
• Bottle bills
• Cost differentials

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What can you recycle in Houston?

• Paper office, notebook, paperboard (cereal
  boxes), newspaper, magazines
• Aluminum and steel (all food cans)
• Glass
• Plastics - 1 and 2 shaped like a bottle

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Reprocessing

• Materials are shredded or melted down and then
  reformed into new products

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Reprocessing

• Paper

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Reprocessing

• Aluminum and Glass
• Recycling aluminum saves 95 of energy compared
  to virgin materials
• Recycling glass saves 50 of energy

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Reprocessing

• Plastic

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Repurchase

• Complete the loop!
• Demand for recycled materials is critical to the
  industry
• Preconsumer wastes collected from factories no
  one bought the material

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Repurchase

• Postconsumer- collected from people who used the
  product and then recycled it

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Dont confuse them!

• The Three Rs the hierarchy of waste management
• Reduce make less waste
• Reuse use things again before disposal
• Recycle

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Check for understanding

• What do the three arrows in the recycling symbol
  stand for?
• What are two ways to motivate people to recycle?
• What are three benefits of recycling?
• Of the three Rs, which is the best for the
  environment, and why?
• What is the difference between renewable and
  recyclable?