Circulearning Module

1. Recycling

2. Which items can be recycled?
2
Broken
Glass
Tires
Used
Cooking
Oil
Garden
Hoses
Sewing
Needles
Batteries
Soda Cans
Glass Jars

3. Which items can be recycled?
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Broken
Glass
Tires
Used
Cooking
Oil
Garden
Hoses
Sewing
Needles
Batteries
Soda Cans
Glass Jars

4. What is Recycling?
Recycling is the process of collecting
and processing materials that would
otherwise be thrown away as trash
and turning them into new products.

5. Why Recycle?
Benefits of recycling include
● Reduce the amount of waste sent to
landfills and incinerators
● Conserve natural resources such as
timber, water and minerals
● Increase economic security by
tapping a domestic source of
materials
● Prevent pollution by reducing the
need to collect new raw materials
● Save energy
● And many more!

6. What should I recycle?
Many common household items
made of plastic, metal, and glass
can be recycled!
However, these materials must be
empty and rinsed clean of food
residue before being recycled while
paper materials must be empty,
clean, and dry.

7. Common
Recyclables
• Paper
• Plastic bottles
• Glass bottles and jars
• Cardboard
• Food and beverage cans
• Batteries
• Electronics
• Tires

8. What should I not recycle?
Broken glass - Some glass contains chemicals that make it unsuitable
for reuse at recycling plants. It is also dangerous to handle broken glass
so not recycling broken glass can help ensure the safety of the workers
sorting through the recycled materials.
Garden Hoses - Hoses can get tangled in the recycling process and
can cause disruption to the recycling facility. It is best for the recycling
center workers and recycling machinery to avoid recycling garden
hoses.
Sewing needles - Sewing needles and other sharp objects could
scratch or injure a worker, so it is best to safely discard sewing needles
in containers such as empty pill bottles.

9. True or False?
Single use batteries such as
those found in TV remotes can
be recycled.

10. True!
Batteries can be recycled
through mail-in programs or
through collection events
through your local solid waste
district.
Local recycling centers that
accept batteries can be found
using Earth 911’s Recycling
Search website.

11. How to Recycle
Recycling at home and on the go

12. Recycling at Home
• Use a labeled at home
recycling bin or bag next to
your trash bin to easily
sorted items
• Remember to keep all
food/liquid and loose
plastic bags or bagged
recyclables out of your
recycling

13. Recycling on the Go
Recycling bins are often in close
proximity or placed with trash bins.
Often, public bins have labels or pictures
that identify which items can be recycled
and the respective bin for each type of
recyclables.

14. True or False?
You can recycle food soiled containers, like the following
greasy pizza box.

15. False!
Food soiled containers,
such as pizza boxes and
takeout containers, are
unable to be recycled with
other common household
items. The oil from the
food does not allow the
paper fibers to be
separated out during the
reprocessing cycle.