Green Planet: Recycling

Green Planet: Recycling book cover — TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Why Do We Recycle 4 CHAPTER 2 Recycling in Action 8 CHAPTER 3 Other Ways to Recycle 18 ACTIVITIES TOOLS Try This 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24

Green Planet: Recycling — page 1 — 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER 1 WHY DO WE RECYCLE People throw out tons of waste In the United States alone 220 million tons 200 million metric tons of waste are created every year Where does it all go

Green Planet: Recycling — page 2 — 1 CHAPTER It goes into landfills Some of it is burned Some of it even ends up in the ocean How can we make less waste We can recycle many goods We can make new things from glass metal paper and plastic

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