Although the EPA
estimates that
75 percent
of solid waste is recyclableONLY ABOUT
30 PERCENT
IS ACTUALLY
RECYCLED
Few thrown into rivers
Few thrown into rode side
Few BurnedNon Recyclable
waste dumped
into city end
Few waste that used
to be recycle
RESULT IF RECYCLING IS NOT DONE PROPERLY
Eaten by wildlife
Water pollution
Land Pollution
Infectious disease
Natural Resource
Disaster
Whether Changes
Drainage Stoppage
Stinky Around
HOW TO RECYCLE AND
REDUCE YOUR WASTE
Buy Things with
less packing, bring
your own bag
Own a
reusable water
bottle
Always Use
Recycle Bin
Use garbage
disposal
properly
BECAUSE
SO MANY
OF THEM
ARE
RECYCLED,
ALUMINIUM
CANS
ACCOUNT
FOR
LESS THAN
1%
OF THE TOTAL
U.S. WASTE
STREAM
EVEN SO, THE ENERGY
REQUIRED TO REPLACE
JUST THE ALUMINIUM
CANS WASTED IN 2001
WAS EQUIVALENT
16
MILLION
BARRELOFCRUDEOIL
ENOUGH TO MEET
ELECTRICITY NEED
OF ALL HOMES FOR
THAT YEAR IN
Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, San Francisco and Seattle.
BY THINKING
ABOUT WHAT
WE’RE USING AND
HOW TO REDUCE
THE WASTE WE
PRODUCE, WE CAN
HELP CREATE A
CLEANER,
HEALTHIER
ENVIROMENT