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    The document discusses environmental literacy and proper waste management using the 4R's: reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover. It provides examples of how to reduce waste production by choosing reusable items over disposable ones and using less packaging. Reusing involves giving unwanted items to others instead of throwing them out. Recycling processes waste materials to produce new products. Recovery utilizes waste without pre-processing, such as using waste oils for energy production. The overall message is the importance of the 4R's in safeguarding the environment.

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    The document discusses environmental literacy and proper waste management using the 4R's: reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover. It provides examples of how to reduce waste production by choosing reusable items over disposable ones and using less packaging. Reusing involves giving unwanted items to others instead of throwing them out. Recycling processes waste materials to produce new products. Recovery utilizes waste without pre-processing, such as using waste oils for energy production. The overall message is the importance of the 4R's in safeguarding the environment.

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    The document discusses environmental literacy and proper waste management using the 4R's: reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover. It provides examples of how to reduce waste production by choosing reusable items over disposable ones and using less packaging. Reusing involves giving unwanted items to others instead of throwing them out. Recycling processes waste materials to produce new products. Recovery utilizes waste without pre-processing, such as using waste oils for energy production. The overall message is the importance of the 4R's in safeguarding the environment.

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    4Rs BY ALYSSA ALEGADO

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    Alyssa Alegado
    The document discusses environmental literacy and proper waste management using the 4R's: reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover. It provides examples of how to reduce waste production by choosing reusable items over disposable ones and using less packaging. Reusing involves giving unwanted items to others instead of throwing them out. Recycling processes waste materials to produce new products. Recovery utilizes waste without pre-processing, such as using waste oils for energy production. The overall message is the importance of the 4R's in safeguarding the environment.

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    ENVIRONMENTAL

    LITERACY
    An individual’s
    understanding, skills and
    motivation to make
    responsible decisions that
    considers his or her
    relationships to natural
    systems, communities and
    future generations.
    Have you ever dreamt of becoming a key
    player in making your society a healthier
    and safer place to live in?
    The environment, it’s also the
    air, the water and the food we
    consume

    - Laure Waridel, co-


    founder of Équiterre
    SAFEGUARD YOUR ENVIRONMENT
    WITH 4R’S

    PROPER WASTE MANAGEMENT

    OZONE LAYER

    CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
    Safeguard Your Environment with the
    4R’s

    Reduce

    Reuse

    Recycle

    Recovery
    What can I reduce?

    We must reduce waste


    production at the source. This
    means reducing the quantity of
    waste during production,
    distribution, purchasing, use
    and elimination
    Reduce
    Reducing waste is the most important
    thing we can do. By reducing waste,
    we avoid the unnecessary use of
    resources such as materials, energy
    and water. It means there is less
    waste to manage.
    HOW CAN WE REDUCE WASTE?
    1.Buy reusable items rather than 
    disposable ones.

    Cloth napkins (washable) instead of


    paper napkins (disposable)

    Cloth or strainer coffee filters


    (washable) instead of paper filters
    (disposable)

    Eliminate throw-away razors,


    lighters, non-rechargeable batteries,
    etc.
    2.Take a reusable shopping bag with you so
    you don't have to use a paper or plastic bag
    from the shop.

    3.Say ‘no’ to a plastic shopping bag when you


    only have a couple of items.

    4.Choose products that use less packaging 

    5.Stick a "no junk mail" sign on your letter


    box

    6.Take your lunch to school in a reusable


    container.

    7. In terms of transportations walking and


    bicycling is the best thing you can do if you
    only go to near places.
    Reuse

    The next most important thing we can do is


    reuse waste material. That way it doesn't
    go in the rubbish and end up in the landfill.
    It also means you don't have to buy a new
    product. That saves you money and saves
    the energy and resources that would have
    been used to make the new product.
    How can we reuse waste?
    1.Give unwanted toys and books to hospitals or
    schools.
    2.Put unwanted clothes in used clothing bins.
    3.Use plastic containers for freezing or storing food
    items.
    4.Save wrapping paper and boxes to use again.
    5.Use old jars for storage.
    6.Take old magazines to your local doctor's or
    dentist's surgery.
    7.Shop at second hand stores or use online trading
    websites to buy items that are unwanted by others.
    8.Take household items to your council’s resource
    recovery centre.
    9.Make memo pads out of waste paper.
    10.Re-use envelopes - purchase reuse labels.  
    Recycle

    Recycling involves some form of 


    reprocessing of waste materials to
    produce another product.
    For example, recycling plastic bottles
    to make buckets.
    What can be recycled?

    The main products that can


    be recycled are paper,
    cardboard, glass, aluminum,
    tin and plastic containers.

    Composting and worm farms


    are methods of recycling
    organic waste.
    Recover

    This is the recovery of waste without any 


    pre-processing.

    Most of the materials thrown in the garbage can be


    used and processed in ways other than being
    destroyed. This is what is called recovering. Reusing,
    recycling and composting (for food leftovers) are the
    most frequently used methods for recovering waste.
    When it’s not possible to reuse or recycle objects—
    such as dead batteries, ink cartridges or cell phones,
    which all contain toxic elements labeled hazardous
    household waste—there is one last option before
    throwing them away: scrap dealers, recycling
    workers and recovers'.
    For example, waste oils that
    cannot be refined for reuse in
    vehicles can be burnt for
    energy recovery. Recovering
    the energy from waste oil
    reduces our dependence on
    coal and imported oil.
    Thank you
    for
    listening 

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