ZERO WASTE LIFESTYLE

RECYCLABLE OR
WASTE?
Materials that can be reused
in another way or for another
purpose, is called:
RECYCLABLE.
On the other hand, when
trash cannot be recycled or
reused, it is considered as
WASTE.
W HY IS RE CY CLIN G
SO IM P OR TA N T?
Recycl in g th e p ro ce ss o f se p a ra ti n g ,
coll e ct in g , a n d re m a n u fa ct u ri n g o r
con ve rt in g u se d o r w a st e p ro d u ct s in to
new materials.
 PROBLEM
A massive volume of plastic garbage
litters every ocean on the planet
threatened marine life. Hundreds of
marine species eat or get entangled
in plastic due to the irresponsibility
of human beings.
SOLUTION
We recommend creating incentives
for industry to use less plastic
packaging for their products, make
sure their packaging is fully
recyclable, and ensure that recycling
actually happens.
WHAT IS A RECYCLING
BIN?
Recycling bins are receptacles that are normally used to
keep different materials that have been considered
recyclable.

The main purpose of these bins, is to collect things that

would have ended up in the landfills. Then special
companies reprocess these materials to make new things.
help the environment
1.CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

If you do not recycle, new raw materials go into the

making of new products. So, you can save the resources
and protect the natural habitat for the future.

2. SAVE ENERGY

When recycled materials are part of the manufacturing

setup, the energy costs go down. This is because you
need lots of energy for making products from raw
materials.
3. SAVE MARINE ECOSYSTEM

A big amount of plastic harms the marine ecosystem in

an adverse way. It is very difficult to clean up the
oceans. An ideal solution to reduce is called 3Rs:
reduce, reuse, and recycle.

4.CUT DOWN LANDFILL WASTE

Disposal areas are a big problem for the environment.

They cause soil, water, and air pollution affecting animal
life, local ecosystems, and drinking water.
Zero Waste Lifestyle
Different colored containers are used
to classify and separate trash that can
be recycled and reused, as shown in
the next slide.
 BLUE BIN
You can put paper,
magazines, newspaper,
wrapping paper among
others.
GREEN BIN YELLOW BIN
You can put glass bottles,
You can put foods, cardboard, clean rigid
flowers, coffee grounds, plastic, aluminum cans,
veggies, fruits, organic juice and milk cartons
waste.

E-WASTE BEIGE/WHITE BIN GRAY BIN

You can put plastic
You can put plastic
bags, polystyrene,
bags, biscuit packets, Place a short
sticky tapes, cling
bubble wraps, cling description here.
wrap, glazed
wraps
wrappers, etc.
In your notebook!

Zero waste lifestyle: Recycling!

Materials that can be reused in another way or for another purpose, is called:
RECYCLABLE.
On the other hand, when trash cannot be recycled or reused, it is considered as
WASTE.

Recycling bins are used to keep different recycle materials. The main purpose is
to collect things and give them a new opportunity.

Recycle bins have the following colors and purposes:

1. Blue bin: You can put paper, magazines, newspaper.

2. Green bin: You can put foods, flowers, and organic waste.
3. Yellow bin: You can put glass bottle, aluminium and milk carton.
4. Red bin: E-waste like plastic bags, polystyrene, electronic devices.
5. Beige bin: You can put plastic bags, biscuit packets, bubble wraps.
6. Gray bin:
 Group Activity

In groups of 3, you will create a poster in order to begin an

awareness campaign in our school.

These posters will be created with the purpose of increasing the use
of recycle bins in our school, and make a description of each kind of
bin to recycle everything we can.

Look at the examples in the following slide, and make a draft of the
poster in your notebook.