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Waste Management KWA Presentation

Hyun Jeong Park Sully Moreno Fely Oropeza

Verdant Health 4710 196th S

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.W. Lynnwood, WA 98036

Why Is Recycling Important?

• Please divide in pairs and

discuss why recycling is important for two minutes

• What did you come up with?

Why Recycling Matters?

• Creates j obs
• Conserves natural resources
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aves energy

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aves water

• Reduces pollution
• Reduces green house gas

emissions

Recycle to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

When we don’ t recycle, the landfill fills up faster… … and we need to drive our garbage further away… … increasing carbon emissions that affect global climate.

U.S . Waste Watch

Households in the United States generated about 254 million tons of waste. We recycled and composted over 87 million tons of that in 2013.

2013 US EPA Report on Garbage, Recycling and Compost

34.3% RECOVERED 65.7% LANDFILL/ INCINERATION

2013 US Recycling Rate

Washington Waste Watch

Households in Washington generated about 15.4 million tons of waste in 2013 and recycled and composted over 51%

• 7.8 million tons.

2013 Department of Ecology Report

51.21% RECOVERED 48.79% LANDFILL

2013 Washington Recycling Rate

What should we recycle?

Acceptable Material

• Plastic tubs, j ugs, cups and

bottles

• Aluminum food and

beverage containers

• Metal (tin, steel, iron) cans

and scrap smaller than 20” in any direction

• Mixed paper, newspaper and

cardboard

• Glass bottles and j ars

Recycling one plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a 60-watt lightbulb for how many hours? 30

Plastics

JUGS TUBS BOTTLES

What is the most recycled item in the US ?

Aluminum beverage cans

Aluminum cans

FOOD CANS BEVERAGE CANS OTHER CANS

How many trees are saved from recycling one ton (2000lbs) of paper? 17

Paper

NEWSPAPER MIXED PAPER CARDBOARD

How many times can glass be recycled? Forever

Glass

BOTTLES JARS

What determines recyclability?

• Preparation – clean and empty
• f all debris
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eparation – the recycling facility must be able to separate it out into its own group

• Markets – a manufacturer must

be wiling to buy the material

• Manufacturing – a manufacturer

must be able to make something new from the material

These things must all be true:

What should NOT be recycled?

• Medical waste
• Hazardous material
• Ammunition
• Batteries
• Fuel
• Oils
• Explosives
• Plastics, other than tubs,

j ugs, cups or bottles

• Wet paper products
• Waxed paper products
• Garbage
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mall Appliances

• Tire Chains
• Christmas Lights
• Rope

Unacceptable items

How Do Materials Get Recycled?

We used the detergent and placed the bottle in the recycling bin The detergent bottle travels to the recycling center Recyclable materials are separated, sorted and packaged Recyclable materials become something new We bought a bottle of detergent made from recycled materials in the store

Recycling is a cycle

Markets

Where do recyclables go and what do they turn into? The U.S recycling industry must rely on both domestic and

• verseas markets.

What gets made out of materials we collect?

What gets made out of materials we collect?

What gets made out of materials we collect?

What gets made out of materials we collect?

What gets made out of materials we collect?

What gets made out of materials we collect?

Closing the Loop

Buy products made from recycled materials!

• Reduce – Buy less

items in the first place

• Reuse – Find new

ways to use the items we already

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How Else Can We Prevent Waste?

Recycle Often. Recycle Right.

Working together to recycle 20 million tons by 2020!

S mall actions make a big difference

What can you do to grow recycling?

… Tell Others.

Be a Recycling Ambassador

Thank you for recycling!