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Waste Free Lunches. By: Tatiana and Nadia Egbunine. SAVE THE EARTH!. We are saving the earth to help prevent pollution.
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Waste Free Lunches By: Tatiana and Nadia Egbunine
SAVE THE EARTH! • We are saving the earth to help prevent pollution. • it has been estimated that on average a school-age child using a disposable lunch makes 67 pounds of waste per school year. That compares to 18,760 pounds of lunch waste for just one average-size elementary school. • We should always reuse, reduce and recycle
What can you do to help? • You can use plastic containers from home and reuse them. • You can bring in compostable lunches or bags. • You can also buy lunch from the cafeteria(which also has compostable things.)
What has Baltimore city done so far? • In 2011, the city collected 26,000 tons of recyclable materials. That’s 52,000,000 pounds of material diverted from your landfills. • On the other hand, last year they collected 147,000 tons of TRASH – that’s a lot of garbage – and we can reduce that amount dramatically. • In 2010, Baltimore City recycled 27% of its waste.
Why is recycling so important and how can you prevent it? • Recycling helps sustain our environment, reduces and saves energy. • Use any container you want: paper bags, cardboard boxes, old laundry baskets – you can even use trash cans (just mark it “recycling”). The only rule? Do not place recycling in plastic bags. • Fill Your Container With Recyclables : Paper, Cans, Cardboard, and Bottles • Put out all that you can – there is no limit to the amount of recycling you can put out.
What kind of bins are there? • Compostable bin • Recycling bin • Waste bin • Bottle bin
Sites • http://www.wastefreelunches.org/ • http://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/Recycling.aspx