Our Environment

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Our Environment

• Problems and Solutions

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Vocabulary Preview

• hazardous dangerous, causing hurt
• waste trash, things we dont need
• pollute make dirty
• pollution the dirt, smog, etc. in the air and
  water
• landfill a place to put a lot of trash
• conserve save, use less
• conservation the effort to conserve
• energy power such as gas and electricity

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Problem Hazardous waste in the trash pollutes
our soil and water
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Solution Separate Hazardous Waste

• oil, paint, cleaners, batteries, and many other
  products are hazardous waste and should not go in
  the trash.

No!
Click here to find out what else is hazardous
waste http//www.purdue.edu/dp/envirosoft/housew
aste/house/house.htm
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Another Solution Use other products and create
less hazardous waste

• Many household products are toxic.
• You can use natural things to clean your house
  instead.
• For example, instead of Windex, mix vinegar, warm
  water, and lemon juice to clean windows.

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Problem Too much trash!

• All our trash has to go somewhere
• It goes to dumps and landfills
• We are running out of space to put our trash

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Solution Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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Reduce

• Reduce Make smaller.
• How can we reduce the amount of trash we make?
• Buy products in the largest size.
• Buy products without extra packaging.
• If you can, recycle. If you cant make less
  trash.

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Reduce and/or Recycle
If you buy individual juice boxes, you will
create a lot of trash. If you buy the large
plastic jug of juice, you can recycle it.
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Reduce and/or Recycle

• The plastic bag in the middle will create a much
  smaller amount of trash. It also wastes less
  water. However, the plastic bag cannot be
  recycled.
• The Tide detergent on the left wastes some water
  and creates more trash, but it is a good choice
  IF you recycle it.
• The all detergent in the cardboard box will
  create less trash, and it can also be recycled.

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Reduce

• All of these containers waste space, water, and
  create more trash.
• They also cost more.
• The detergent you see in the picture costs about
  361. A five-gallon tub of detergent is only 70.
  

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Reuse

• Reagain
• Reuseuse again
• Dont throw it awayuse it again.

Click here to find out more about ways to
reuse http//www.kab.org/kids/waste_intro.htm
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Reduce and Reuse Buy items you can use many
times. You will save money and make less trash.
Instead of disposable diapers
Instead of disposable batteries
use rechargeable batteries.
use cloth diapers.
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Reduce and Reuse
Instead of disposable plates, cups, towels, and
silverware
use washable napkins, towels, plates, cups, and
silverware.
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Reuse Compost

• When you compost, you dont throw away leaves,
  grass clippings, and food scraps. Instead, you
  put them in a pile or bin and they will make a
  fertilizer for your plants.

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Composting Learn More!

• Click here to learn more about composting
• http//www.kab.org/kids/compost_intro.htm

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Composting Learn More!

• Learn more about Composting at the Fullerton
  Arboretum
• Saturday, June 09, Home Composting Workshop I -
  Saturday, June 9 1000 am 1130 am, at the
  Fullerton Arboretum.
• Learn how to start your own home composting
  system.
• Bleachers, 5/members, 7/person,. Free to
  residents of sponsoring cities Brea, Buena Park,
  Fullerton, Orange and Santa Ana with proof of
  residency.
• Space is limited, call to reserve space (714)
  278-3579, press 0.

• Click here to visit the Fullerton Arboretums
  website
• http//arboretum.fullerton.edu/

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Recycle

• Recycle cycle again.
• Recycled material, such as glass or paper, can
  make new products instead of filling up landfills
• What can you recycle?
• Newspapers
• Glass bottles
• Plastic bottles
• Aluminum cans
• Click below to find out where to recycle
• Earth 911

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Recycle

• Pre-cycle buy food in recyclable containers,
  like
• Cardboard boxes
• Glass jars
• Plastic jugs
• Do not buy food in non-recyclable,
  non-biodegradable containers, like
• styrofoam

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Know how to Recycle in your Community

• BUY PRODUCTS IN CONTAINERS THAT YOU KNOW YOU WILL
  BE ABLE TO RECYCLE
• Each city is different.
• For more information, see Recycling Fact Sheet
  for your city.
• Check the Earth 911 Reuse and Recycling Services
  listings to see what types of containers/packaging
  you should look for in your community.
• Click here to find out more about recycling
• http//www.kab.org/kids/waste_intro.htm

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Problem Wasting Water

• We use too much water.
• This wastes energy and affects the quality of our
  drinking water.

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Solution Conserve water

• Turn the water off when you brush your teeth.
• Use your washing machine and dishwasher only when
  they are full.
• Click below to see other ways to save water in
  your house.
• Water Saving House Tour
• 100 ways to save water

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Problem Air Pollution

• Caused by things like factories, cars, oil
  refineries
• Makes our air unhealthy to breathe

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Solution Use less energy

• Carpool, take the bus or train, or walk
• Turn off the lights when you are not in the room

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Use Less Energy

• Turn your refrigerator down.
• Wash clothes in warm or cold.
• Run the dishwasher only when full.
• Use compact fluorescent light bulbs.
• Set your thermostat to 68 in winter, 78 in
  summer.
• See Energy Conservation Fact Sheet for more
  information.

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Problem Water Pollution

• Trash, sewage, and chemicals pollute the water.
• It hurts the animals in the water.
• It can hurt people too.

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Solutions

• Dont put hazardous waste into the trash.
• Dont pour chemicals down the sink or into the
  street sewer.
• Never wash your driveway or patio with a water
  hose. Sweep it up instead.

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More solutions

• Make sure trash goes into the trashcan.
• Dont pour oil, paint, or other chemicals into
  the sewer.

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Problem Rain forest destruction

• The rain forest in many countries is being cut
  down.
• This is happening in Brazil, Indonesia, Zaire,
  Papua-New Guinea, Malaysia, Burma, the
  Philippines, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, and
  Venezuela

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Problem Rain forest destruction

• As the worlds population grows, more people need
  land and wood.
• Trees are cut down.
• The animals who lived there die.
• The native people who lived there have no home.

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Solutions

• There is no easy solution to this problem.
• One thing you can do to save trees here is use
  less paper and recycle paper.

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Problem Oil drilling in wildlife areas

• Companies destroy plants and animals to drill for
  oil.
• Click below to learn about and see pictures of a
  wildlife refuge that is threatened.
• Arctic Refuge

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More Information

• Click below to learn even more ways to help the
  environment.
• 50 Ways to Help