I created this PowerPoint for an grant provided by Broward County on teaching students on how they can integrate the three "R"s of recycling into their everyday activities.

1. Make Every Day Green
Presented by:
The Museum of Discovery & Science
In partnership with:
Broward County Waste and Recycling Services

2.  Did you know…
 That each person in the USA makes about 4.5 pounds of
garbage each day?
Trash Troubles

3. The population of
Broward County in
2007 was 1,759,591.
That’s almost eight
million pounds of
garbage a day!

4. What's In Your Waste?
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is garbage that
comes from homes, businesses, and schools.
This doesn’t include construction, industrial, or sewage
wastes.
What do you think your waste is made up of?
11%
Other
5%
Glass
12%Food Waste
6%
Wood
8%
Metals
Paper, by
weight, is
the #1
product we
throw away.

5. What’s In Your Waste?
Waste is categorized in
five product types.
Containers & Packaging
Cans, jars, bags, bottles, boxes, and
wrapping materials
Disposable Consumer Goods
Paper plates, newspapers, and one-
time use products
Durable Consumer Goods
Washing Machines, old furniture,
and car parts
Yard Wastes
Grass clippings, tree branches, and
leaves
Food Wastes
What you threw away after meals

6. What to do with the Waste?
Broward County Waste and Recycling
Services follows a waste management
system that uses these four steps:
Step #1 Source
Reduction
Reducing waste that
people produce
Step #2 Recycling &
Reusing
Using old products to
make new ones
Step #3 Waste-to-
Energy Plants
Using Garbage to
make electricity
Step #4 Sanitary
Landfills
Burying waste that
can’t be used to
produce energy or
can be recycled

7. Source
Reduction Starts
with YOU!
Source reduction is cutting back the amount
of garbage made by homes, schools, and
businesses.
Producing less waste will save lots of money,
natural resources, and energy.
Did you know that 11% of the money spent on
groceries (That’s $11 out of every $100 spent)
is just on packaging alone.
You can help by buying products with less
packaging and made out of recycled
materials.

8. Reduce, Reuse,
& Recycle
Reduce
 Buy products in bulk sizes, and use reusable containers to
measure out individual uses.
 Look for products with minimal packaging.
Reuse
 Buy reusable products, such as rechargeable batteries.
 Donate unwanted goods to charities.
 Use durable products that can have a “second” life
Recycle
 Recycle newspapers, plastics, glass, and cans.
 By purchasing recycled products, this ensures the continuation of
recycling programs everywhere.

9. Waste-to-Energy Plants
When the garbage truck takes your
trash away, where does it go?
The Waste-to-Energy plants process
4,500 TONS of waste per day!
The garbage is burned in incinerators
at 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit
The waste is reduced by 90%, and the
last 10% is ash. Only the ash goes
into Sanitary Landfills!

10. Single-Stream Recycling
As of October 1, 2009, most
Broward County cities will have
changed over to Single-Stream
Recycling, where recyclable
items no longer have to be
sorted into separate bins.

11. Single-Stream Recycling
 Paper products:
Newspapers, catalogs,
magazines, junk mail, office
paper, soft-covered books, file
folders, soda cartons and
crushed boxes
 Plastic containers:
bottles (without caps or lids),
and milk, water, detergent and
shampoo containers (without
caps or lids)
 Glass food and beverage
containers
 Aluminum and steel food and
beverage containers
 Cardboard from non-food items
such as shipping boxes
 Rechargeable batteries
 Plastic bags
 Certain glass products
window or auto
glass, light bulbs, mirrors, glass
cookware or bake ware and
ceramics
 Paint and pesticide
 Electronic waste
and accessories
 Medical waste
 Household garbage
 Pizza boxes
 Miscellaneous plastics (toys,
cups, etc.)
Place in your Recycle Bin DO NOT place in your Recycle Bin

12. Saving our
Wetlands
Wetlands act as a natural filter, capturing pollutants as
water flows into the Biscayne Aquifer, the source of
South Florida's drinking water.
They also provide a habitat for Florida’s native wildlife.
By recycling, we reduce the need to destroy habitats
including: forests, rivers, wetlands, and swamps.
You can help by: Reusing water bottles, drinking less
bottled water, and using water from the tap.

13. Products made from
Recycling.
Ecospun is a polyester fiber made from recycled from
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics.
It can be used to create various fabrics, including fleece.
The Ecospun fiber can be used by itself, or it can be
blended with other fibers such as: cotton, wool, and tencel
(fiber made from wood pulp ).

14. Pledge to Recycle!
I pledge to renew my commitment to
recycling by:
Leading by example in my neighborhood by
recycling.
Increasing my recycling efforts at home &
school.
Participating in a recycling-related effort.
Finding out what materials I can and cannot
recycle in my community.
Telling five friends about recycling.

15. Make Every Day Green
Presented by:
The Museum of Discovery & Science
In partnership with:
Broward County Waste and Recycling Services