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Presentation Notes Saving the Environment

Saving the Environment Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2014. All rights reserved.

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Saving the EnvironmentGovernment Regulations

Conserving Natural Resources

As students learn what causes pollution, such as acid rain, ozone and particle pollutants, and the damage it does not only to our world but also our personal health, they will understand how their habits can affect our environment. Some behavior changes in their lifestyles might include: • Using less electricity by making sure lights and appliances are turned off when not in

use • Walking, taking the bus, or carpooling instead of driving • Keeping their cars well-tuned and/or purchasing vehicles with low emissions ratings • Recycling • Using refillable water bottles instead of disposable ones

Students will learn to protect their health by:

Avoiding strenuous outdoor exercise when the air pollutants are high

Understanding the "Clean Water Act" provides for clean tap water



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Copyright

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Objectives

• Understand how the Environmental Protection Agency writes regulations to implement environmental laws written by congress

• Learn what you can do as a consumer to implement behaviors that protect our environment

• Understand the function and purpose of some of the common EPA agencies

• Understand how these regulations affect you as a consumer

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These are the objectives for this lesson. (Read so students know what you expect them to learn)



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Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA)

• Congress has written many laws that are

regulated by EPA. We are going to focus

on a few of these laws.

– Clean Air Act

– Clean Water Act

– Chemical Safety

– Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

– Occupational Safety and Health Act


Congress has written many laws to protect our environment. The job of the Environmental Protection Agency is to regulate these laws. There are many more laws than the ones listed here, but these are the ones we will focus on. They are probably some of the ones that you are most concerned about as a consumer. Many others regulate business and manufacturing.



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What is EPA?

• EPA is a regulatory agency Congress

authorizes to write regulations that explain

the critical details necessary to implement

environmental laws. There are many laws

written to protect human health and

environment.


The Environmental Protection Agency is authorized by Congress to explain the details necessary to implement environmental laws. These not only protect our environment, but they also protect human health. Too much pollution can greatly affect health, especially for people in sensitive groups. This includes small children, the elderly and those with bronchitis or asthma. These groups should be especially careful about doing strenuous activities outside when the pollution levels are high.



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Clean Air Act

• The Clean Air Act (CAA) is the

comprehensive federal law that

regulates hazardous air

pollution.

• One of the goals is to control

emissions produced by

automobiles.


The Clean Air Act regulates hazardous air pollution. One of our big polluters is emissions from automobiles. Pollutant standards were set with directions for states to develop plans to achieve these standards in manufacturing. This law was implemented in 1975 and has been amended several times to set new goals. As a citizen, you can do your part to reduce emissions by purchasing a low emissions vehicle, walking short distances, riding a bicycle and carpooling. Some of these behaviors will make you more physically fit as well as protect your health. Some large cities have emissions tests on automobiles as a requirement for licensing automobiles as a way to limit emissions in the air.



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Clean Water Act

• The Clean Water Act

(CWA) establishes

the basic structure for

regulating discharges

of pollutants into

surface waters.

• It ensures that our

drinking water is safe.


The clean water act regulates discharges of pollutants into surface waters. It ensures that the water that comes through your tap is safe to drink.



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Chemical Safety

• The Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

limits pesticide

distribution, sale and

use to those that "will

not generally cause

adverse effects on the

environment.''


The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) limits the sale and distribution of pesticides to those that will not cause adverse effects on the environment. Before this law, chemicals were used that were very effective but damaging to the environment. The FIFRA tries to balance the allowance of pesticides that will control pests but not harm the environment.



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Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

• Sets limits for pesticide

residues in food.

• Residues above safe

limits are removed from

the market.

• Safe is defined as “no

harm” resulting from

exposure.


The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act limits pesticide residues in foods. Foods that exceed the limits are removed from the market. “Safe” is defined as those that will not cause harm resulting from exposure. EPA grants exemptions to some residues that do not pose a dietary risk. It also regulate drugs and cosmetics. We can feel good that the products we purchase are safe for consumption.



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The Occupational and

Safety Health Act (OSHA)

Ensures workplace safety

Examples of unsafe conditions

might include:

• exposure to toxic chemicals

• excessive noise levels

• mechanical dangers

• heat or cold stress

• unsanitary conditions


OSHA ensures safety in the workplace. Its goal is to make sure employers provide their workers a place of employment free from recognized hazards to safety and health. OSHA inspects the workplace, looking for safety and health hazards. This can include toxic chemicals, excessive noise, mechanical dangers, stress from hot or cold conditions, and protection from unsanitary conditions.



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What You Can Do to Promote

Health Safety

• Make sure lids on chemicals such as paints are

closed tight to prevent evaporation.

• If you live in older home, check for high levels of

lead in paint.

• Check the air index levels for pollutions and

avoid strenuous outdoor activities during times

when the levels are high. (visit www.airnow.gov)

On next slide you will see how levels are divided

and how you can protect your health.

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Air Quality Protect your health

Good (0-50) No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range

Moderate (51-100 Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged

outdoor exertion

Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Unhealthy for sensitive

groups

(101-150)

The following groups should limit prolonged outdoor exertion:

People with lung disease, such as asthma

Children and older adults

People who are active outdoors

Unhealthy

Unhealthy (151-200) The following groups should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion:




Everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion

Very unhealthy

Very Unhealthy

(200 +)




Everyone else should limit outdoor exertion


This chart indicates air quality and how to protect your health. You can check the air quality each day by visiting www.airnow.gov. Be aware that it is not good to do strenuous outdoor activities that promote deep breathing when the air quality is poor. Pollution can cause irritants to the lungs and breathing airways. Protecting your health improves your quality of life.



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Modern-Day Climate Change

Climate Change Basics

(click on link)


Climate Change Basics This video provides an introduction to the issue of climate change. The narration discusses the causes of modern-day climate change, signs that the climate is already changing, and how climate change affects the environment and human well-being. It concludes with information about how individuals and society at large can take steps to reduce the effects of climate change. http://youtu.be/ScX29WBJI3w



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The Benefits of Reducing Waste,

Reusing Items and Recycling Materials

• Less energy is used by recycling, compared to creating items from raw materials.

• Fewer natural resources are used when material is recycled.

• When an object is recycled, it does not become litter.

• When an object is recycled, it does not take up space in a landfill.

• For many materials, it costs less to recycle than to create from raw materials.

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The benefits of reducing waste, reusing items and recycling materials: • Less energy is used by recycling, compared to creating items from raw

materials. • Fewer natural resources are used when material is recycled. • When an object is recycled, it does not become litter. • When an object is recycled, it does not take up space in a landfill. • For many materials, it costs less to recycle than to create from raw

materials.



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What Can You Do?

• Use less energy

– Turn off lights

– Use STAR (energy-efficient) appliances

– Limit your use of automobiles (walk if your

destination is close)

– Make sure your car is well-tuned and running

well


You can make an effort to use less energy. Turn off lights and electric appliances when they are not in use. Use energy-efficient lights. Purchase energy-efficient appliances with the ENERGY STAR label. Make sure your car is well-tuned and running well.



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Four Ways to Conserve

Natural Resources

• Waste reduction

• Reusing

• Recycling

• Composting

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If each person takes a few steps to conserve natural resources, it can make a big difference in our world. Limiting the use of your automobile not only saves expense but also saves the environment. It is not difficult to use a reusable water bottle instead of purchasing bottled water. It saves the environment and saves you money. There are many ways you can recycle. One way is to place recyclable materials in the recycle bin. Another way is to purchase items you need from garage sales or a thrift store like Goodwill or Salvation Army. When you purchase items from stores like Goodwill or Salvation Army, you are not only protecting the environment and saving yourself money, but supporting organizations which help people in need and provide jobs for people with disabilities.



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Waste Reduction

It is not making waste to begin with.


Waste reduction is actually defined as not making waste to begin with. We all have choices we can make every day that will help produce less garbage. Examples: • Bringing a cloth bag to the supermarket instead of using provided plastic bags for

groceries. • Refusing a bag at the supermarket.



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Reusing

It is using the same object over and

over again.


Reusing is defined as using the same object over and over again. Examples: • Using a plastic sandwich container instead of a disposable plastic bag. • Drinking out of a glass instead of a paper cup.



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Recycling

Is taking material and turning it into

something new.


Recycling is defined as taking material and turning it into something new. The most effective way to reduce waste is to not create it in the first place. Making a new product requires a lot of materials and energy: raw materials must be extracted from the earth, and the product must be fabricated and then transported to wherever it will be sold. As a result, reduction and reuse are the most effective ways you can save natural resources, protect the environment, and save money. Examples: • Taking old soda bottles and turning them into carpets. • Taking old aluminum cans and remaking them into new aluminum cans.



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Facts About Recycling

Paper: If all morning newspapers in the United States were recycled for one day, ________trees would be saved, and six million tons of waste would never end up in landfills.

a. 51,000b. 41,000c. 81,000

Plastic: _______soft drink or salad dressing containers could be recycled into carpeting for an average sized living room.

a. 2,000b. 900c. 1,200

Glass: Recycling one glass bottle saves enough electricity to light a 100-watt bulb for ______ hours.

a. twelveb. threec. four


Other Facts about Recycling. See if the students select the correct answers! Paper: If all morning newspapers in the United States were recycled for one day, 41,000 trees would be saved, and six million tons of waste would never end up in landfills. Plastic: 1,200 soft drink or salad dressing containers could be recycled into carpeting for an average sized living room. Glass: Recycling one glass bottle saves enough electricity to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours. The facts listed above were taken from the following websites: www.hcdoes.org and www.ohiodnr.com



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Facts About Recycling

Aluminum: In _____months, Americans throw away enough aluminum

to rebuild every airplane in the commercial air fleet.

a. six

b. three

c. two

Steel: Americans throw away more steel and iron every year than

domestic automakers use in the same time.

a. True

b. False


Aluminum: In three months, Americans throw away enough aluminum to rebuild every airplane in the commercial air fleet. Steel: Americans throw away more steel and iron every year than domestic automakers use in the same time. The facts listed above were taken from the following websites: www.hcdoes.org and www.ohiodnr.com



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Recycle

• Many articles of clothing are made from recycled materials– Fleece products made from plastic

bottles

– Shoe manufacturers use cotton scraps and rubber tires in their products

• Shop thrift stores– Many thrift stores help people in need

or provide jobs for the disabled. By shopping a thrift store, you aren’t only recycling, you are also providing a service to the community.


Many articles of clothing are made from recycled materials. Look for those products and purchase them. Be community friendly by shopping at thrift stores. It may take more of your time to find the items you need, but it will save you money.



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Composting

It is defined as turning plant and

food waste into soil.


Composting - Turning plant and food waste into soil. More food reaches landfills and incinerators than any other single material in municipal solid waste (MSW). In 2012 alone, more than 36 million tons of food waste was generated, with only five percent diverted from landfills and incinerators for composting. Examples: • Lawn clippings and raked leaves chopped up and allowed to decompose • Vegetable peels and coffee grounds put in a vermiculture (worm) bin to turn into soil How many of you have a backyard or onsite composting unit?



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Lead a discussion explaining the wide variety of things that may be recycled, and describe to students how to identify recyclable materials.



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PaperWhat It Comes From Types of Paper

Recycled

What It Can Be

Recycled Into

Trees Newspaper Toilet paper

Recycled paper Magazines and phone

books

Paper towels

Office and writing

paper

Office paper

Corrugated cardboard Insulation

Paper cardboard dairy

and juice cartons

Cereal boxes

Unsolicited direct mail


Most of us use a paper product every day. That's because paper products make up about 71 million tons (or 29 percent) of the municipal waste stream, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The good news is that more and more Americans are recycling paper. In fact, upwards of 63 percent (45 million tons) is recycled annually. When you break that number down by population, roughly 334 pounds of paper is recycled for every person in the United States. About 45 percent of magazines are being recycled today. Recycled magazines are used to make newspaper, tissues, writing paper and paperboard. Recycling just one ton of paper saves enough energy to power the average American home for six months, so don't be afraid to recycle your old magazines. It's the right thing to do. More than 73% of all newspapers in the United States are collected and recycled. The average newspaper today is made of a high amount of recycled fiber. Twenty years ago, newsprint contained only about 10% recycled fiber. Recycled newspapers can be made into cereal boxes, egg cartons, pencil barrels, grocery bags, tissue paper and many other products, including new newspapers. Recycled newspapers are made into a fiber mulch and mixed with grass seed, fertilizer, green dye and water to create a "slurry" that can be pumped over broad areas by pressure sprayers, airplanes or helicopters. This process is called "hydro-mulching." It stabilizes roadside dirt for erosion control and is used to reseed grass over broad areas. Highway departments also use it to beautify roadsides by planting wildflower, tree and shrub seeds.



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You may think of it as "junk mail," or you may welcome the flyers, catalogs and coupons that appear in your mailbox. Either way, it's important to recycle them. "Mixed paper" is the term used to define the many kinds of paper products that can be collected and recycled from our daily mail. While Americans are recycling more paper each year, our recycle rate for direct mail remains low. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, direct mail accounts for 2.4 percent (by weight) of the total municipal solid waste generated in this country each year. According to the U.S. Postal Service 2005 Household Diary Study, 85% of U.S. households usually read some or all of the advertising mail they receive. Many advertisers are now placing a "Recycle Please" reminder on the direct mail pieces they create. By recycling just 500 phone books, we could save between 17 and 31 trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 463 gallons of oil, 587 pounds of air pollution, 3.06 cubic yards of landfill space and 4,077 kilowatt hours of energy according to the American Forest & Paper Association. Anyone interested in starting a community project to save our trees, water, oil, air, landfills space and energy?



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PlasticWhat It Comes

From

Types of Plastic

Recycled

What It Can Be

Recycled Into

Oil Numbers 1-7 Lumber

Recycled plastic Clothing

Office supplies

Toys

Milk crates

Carpeting

Bottles and jars


Did you know that every year we produce enough plastic film in this country to shrink-wrap Texas? Or that although Americans recycle more than 2.4 billion pounds of plastic each year, it only makes up around 27 percent of the waste stream? While plastic offers the advantages of being flexible and lightweight, it also consumes fossil resources for its manufacture and contributes waste in our environment. Turn the product over and look for the recycling symbol, a triangle with a number from 1 to 7 inside. That number is the "resin identification code," or RIC. Each number represents a different type of plastic, and some numbers are easier to recycle than others. Products labeled Code 1 and Code 2 are widely accepted at recycling facilities. Please be sure they're clean. Some municipalities accept all types of plastic. Others accept only containers with certain code numbers stamped on them. What codes are accepted in our municipality? It takes 700 years before a plastic bottle begins to decompose in a landfill.



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Metals

What It Comes

From

Types of Metals

Recycled

What It Can Be

Recycled Into

Mineral ores Aluminum Cans

Recycled metal Steel Cars

Nickel and

cadmium

(batteries)

Aluminum foil

and bakeware


Do you think of your empty soda cans and food cans as a natural resource? They are. Americans currently discard about 2.7 million tons of aluminum each year. Of that, about 50 percent is recycled. Apart from the economic impact, the environmental savings of recycling metal are enormous. Recycling steel and tin cans, for example, saves 74% of the energy used to produce them. On average, Americans drink one beverage from an aluminum can every day. But we recycle just over 49% of the cans we use. Since the cans are 100% recyclable, we could drastically reduce the energy needed to produce brand new cans simply by recycling our empties. How can you tell a steel or tin can from an aluminum one? See if a magnet attaches to it. Steel is magnetic, and aluminum is not. Steel cans make up about 90% of the U.S. food can market. Americans use about 100 million steel cans every day. That's 36.5 billion cans a year. About 71% of steel cans are recycled, making them one of the most recycled packaging products in America.



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Glass

What It Comes

From

Types of Glass

Recycled

What It Can Be

Recycled Into

Sand Clear, brown,

blue and green

Bottles and jars

Soda ash Aggregate (road

surfaces)

Limestone Insulation

(fiberglass)

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Glass is endlessly recyclable, and most glass bottles and jars produced in the United States now contain at least 27% recycled glass - which also saves on energy to produce glass made from new materials. One important thing to keep in mind as you recycle glass is that even small amounts of some materials mixed in can contaminate entire loads. Let’s find out what types of glass can and cannot be recycled. About 61% of glass containers produced in this country are clear. Clear glass is made of a combination of silica (sand), soda ash and limestone. About 31% of glass containers produced in this country are brown in color. To produce brown glass, the manufacturer adds nickel, sulfur and carbon to molten glass. About 7% of glass containers produced in this country are green in color. To produce green glass, the manufacturer adds iron, chromium or copper to molten glass. Green glass helps keep sunlight and temperature from affecting the contents, which explains why it is often used in the manufacture of wine bottles.



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Glass – What Not to Recycle


The following items should not be placed into your recycling bin:

• Any glass contaminated with stones, dirt and food waste

• Ceramics, such as dishware, ovenware and decorative items

• Heat-resistant glass, such as Pyrex

• Mixed colors of broken glass

• Mirror or window glass

• Metal or plastic caps and lids

• Crystal

• Light bulbs

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Not all glass can be recycled. The following items should not be placed into your recycling bin: • Any glass contaminated with stones, dirt, and food waste • Ceramics, such as dishware, ovenware, and decorative items • Heat-resistant glass, such as Pyrex • Mixed colors of broken glass • Mirror or window glass • Metal or plastic caps and lids • Crystal • Light bulbs • Cathode-ray tubes (CRTs) found in some televisions and computer monitors



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Batteries/BulbsWhat It Comes From Types of

Batteries/Bulbs

Recycled

What It Can Be

Recycled Into

Batteries/Bulbs Car batteries Fertilizer and dyes

Household and button

batteries

All should be recycled to

reclaim valuable

compounds

Rechargeable batteries

Incandescent and LED

Bulbs

Compact fluorescent

bulbs


American households are full of items we should recycle, even if we can't put them into our recycle bins. Car batteries, products that use household batteries, incandescent light bulbs, and new compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) are some of them. In the United States, a CFL can save over $30.00 in electricity costs over the lamp's lifetime compared to an incandescent lamp. However, CFLs contain mercury, which can be harmful to humans and the environment if not disposed of properly. Car batteries are the most recycled product in America. Automotive batteries are also known as lead-acid batteries. A typical car battery is made of 60% lead, nearly all of which can be recycled. Most of it is reused over and over again in new batteries. Your battery probably contains about three pounds of plastic, which can be reclaimed to create new batteries and other products. If you're using more than about a dozen disposable batteries in a year, you could save money by switching to rechargeables. One of the simplest ways to conserve electricity is to choose energy-efficient lighting options. Incandescent light bulbs were phased out of the U.S. market beginning in 2012 under an energy law approved by Congress. According to the federal government, if every American home replaced just one light bulb with an Energy Star-approved CFL, the United States would save enough energy to light more than 2.5 million homes for a year and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of nearly 800,000 cars.



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ElectronicsWhat It Comes From Types of Electronics

Recycled

What It Can Be

Recycled Into

Various electronics Computers (CPUS,

monitors, peripherals

and keyboards

A valuable source of

secondary raw

materials such as

gold, silver, platinum

and palladium

Office equipment Base metals

Televisions Metal or plastic

Consumer electronics

Cell phones


Electronics that are obsolete, broken, and destined for recycling or disposal are sometimes called "e waste." There are many chemical and mineral elements in e waste. A circuit board contains copper, gold, silver, platinum and palladium, as well as lead. If recycled properly, this waste is a valuable source of secondary raw materials. By donating or recycling outdated or broken office equipment, Americans can lessen pollution, save resources and reduce the energy needed to manufacture new products. The Electronic Industries Alliance provides a list of non-profit organizations that accept used, working TVs. Consumer electronics are items such as VCRs, stereos and home/office phones. Is your VCR collecting dust in the closet? Is there a second life for that old stereo? Broken or obsolete equipment can be disassembled and the scrap value of various components reclaimed. Printed circuit boards and wiring may contain recoverable quantities of precious metals and base metals. Frames and cases may contain recyclable steel or plastic. MP3 players contain toxic substances, such as lead, cadmium and mercury. Most materials in DVD players - from the circuit boards to the plastics - can be recycled to make new components. Every year, Americans buy more than 100 million cell phones, yet fewer than 20% of old cell phones are recycled. Discarded phones represent about 65,000 tons of electronic garbage every year. Simply by recycling the phones, customers could save enough energy to power more than 194,000 homes for an entire year. Cell phones are made from copper, other valuable metals, and plastics - all of which require energy to extract and manufacture. Recycling cell phones helps recover these valuable resources and saves energy.



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Electronics – What Not to

Recycle


The following items should not be placed

into your recycling bin:

• Microwaves

• Smoke alarms/detectors

• Fire alarms/detectors

• Thermometers

• Large appliances (such as refrigerators)

• Non-decontaminated medical equipment

• Any unit with sludge or liquids

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The following items are not commonly recycled through e waste recycling programs. They are usually recycled through other programs. Contact your local municipality to find out how to properly dispose of them: • Microwaves • Smoke alarms/detectors • Fire alarms/detectors • Thermometers • Large appliances (such as refrigerators) • Non-decontaminated medical equipment • Any unit with sludge or liquids



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From Trash to Fuel

Fuel from Garbage Made Easy and

Successful

(click on link)


Teacher note: This video is about nine minutes long and has a good explanation of how we turn trash to fuel. Fuel from Garbage Made Easy and Successful What happens when your trash is collected? http://youtu.be/-W05rKOG9EM



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Questions?




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References and Resources

Images:

• Microsoft Clip Art: Used with permission from Microsoft.

Websites:

• Acid Rain

Student’s Site – What is Acid Rain?

http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/education/site_students/

• AirNow

Particle Pollution and your Health.

http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=particle_health.page1#1

• AirNow

Smog: Who Does it Hurt?

http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=smog.page1#9

• Energy Teachers

The network for educators interested in energy resources and uses.

http://energyteachers.org/projects.php

• Environmental Protection Agency

Laws and Regulations.

http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations

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References and Resources

• Environmental Protection Agency

What are Six Common Pollutants?

http://www.epa.gov/airquality/urbanair/

• Ozone and Your Health

Air Quality Index and Protecting Your Health.

http://www.epa.gov/airnow/ozone-c.pdf

• State Energy Conservation Office (SECO)

SECO partners with Texas consumers, businesses, educators and local governments to reduce energy costs and maximize efficiency.

http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/

• State of Texas Alliance for Recycling

Recycling information, news and events.

http://recyclingstar.org/

• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

This state agency strives to protect our state’s human and natural resources. Their goal is clean air, clean water, and the safe

management of waste.

http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/

• Tools for Zero Waste Schools Waste Reduction for K – 12

Provides students, teachers, school administrators, local recycling coordinators and community activists with the tools that have been

developed by their peers to achieve zero waste in their K-12 school systems.

http://www.kidsrecycle.org/overview.php

• Waste Management

Waste Management, Inc. is North America’s leading provider of integrated environmental solutions.

https://www.wm.com/residential/waste-and-recycling-services.jsp

YouTube™:

• Fuel from Garbage Made Easy and Successful

What happens when your trash is collected?

http://youtu.be/-W05rKOG9EM

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Conserving Natural Resources Government Regulationscte.sfasu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Presentation-Notes-for-Saving-the-Environment.pdfCongress has written many laws to protect