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1. How is Plastic Recycled
Chiara and Casey
4.1

2. Step: 1
•Empty plastic bottles are collected with your
recycling and taken to a Materials Recovery
Facility, where they are separated from your
other recyclable materials.
Step: 2
• The bottles are squashed, baled and sent to
UK reprocessors.
Step: 3
• The bottles are dry cleaned and sorted using
an optical beam which separates the different
types of plastic.

3. Step: 4
Step: 5
The bottles are then ground into flakes which are
washed and sorted again. Depending on the kind
of plastic, the flakes are either decontaminated
using a chemical solution or melted down and
sieved to form beads as the plastic cools.
These beads and flakes can be melted down again
and turned into new products. This can include
packaging, drainage pipes, garden furniture or
simply new plastic bottles!

4. Recycling
Plastic
Kat, Mar and Jaz

5. What is recycling?
Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste
plastic and reprocessing the material into useful products,
sometimes completely different in form from their original
state. Since plastic is not normally biodegradable, recycling
it is part of global efforts to reduce plastic in the waste
stream, especially the approximately eight million metric
tonnes of waste plastic that enter the earth's ocean every
year.

6. Why is it important?
Plastics are used to
manufacture an incredible
number of products we use
every day, such as beverage
and food containers, trash
bags and grocery bags,
plastic cups and utensils,
children's toys and diapers,
and bottles for everything
from mouthwash and
shampoo to glass cleaner and
dishwashing liquid. And that's
not even counting all the
plastic that goes into
furniture, appliances,
computers and automobiles

7. Ways to Recycle Plastic

8. Plastic Recyling
By Marilyn and Dale

9. 1
• Plastic recycling is the process of
recovering scrap or waste plastic and
reprocessing the material into useful
products, sometimes completely different in
form from their original state.
2
• Since plastic is not normally biodegradable,
recycling it is part of global efforts to reduce
plastic in the waste stream, especially the
approximately eight million metric tonnes of
waste plastic that enter the earth's ocean
every year.

10. Plastic recycling includes melting
down soft drink bottles and then
casting them as plastic chairs and
tables. However, this kind of
"recycling" is rather
a misnomer since plastic beverage
bottles (soda, juice, milk) are never
truly reformed into new beverage
bottles, as this requires virgin
plastic.

11. Beer cans
RECYCLED MATERIALS
SHANIA AND KRISTINA

12. STEPS HOW TO RECYCLE CANS:
Step 1
• Before taking the cans to a recycling facility, the can must be rinsed properly.
Step 2
• Take your soda cans to a metal recycling facility
The payment per pound of metal varies depending on the going rate.
Step 3
• Recycle your soda cans yourself into other useful items. Some people recycle their used soda
cans into ashtrays, candle holders, plant pots or a myriad of other items.

13. RECYCLING IN EUROPE :

14. ADVANTAGES
• Recycling is a process to change waste materials into new products to prevent
waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials.
• Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastic and reprocessing
the material into useful products, sometimes completely different in form from their
original state. For instance, this could mean melting down soft drink bottles and then
casting them as plastic chairs and tables.

15. BENEFITS OF RECYCLING :
Benefits of Recycling
• Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators;
• Conserves natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals;
• Prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials;
• Saves energy;
• Reduces greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate
change;
• Helps sustain the environment for future generations;
• Helps create new well-paying jobs in the recycling and manufacturing
industries in the United States.

16. How to Recycle Clothes
Lourdes, Danica, Shelly

17. The Process of Recycling clothes
 Fiber reclamation mills grade incoming material into type and
color.
 The color sorting means no re-dying has to take place,
saving energy and pollutants.
 The textiles are shredded into "shoddy" fibers and blended
with other selected fibers, depending on the intended end
use of the recycled yarn.
 The blended mixture is carded to clean and mix the fibers
and spun ready for weaving or knitting.
 The fibers can also be compressed for mattress production.
 Textiles sent to the flocking industry are shredded to make
filling material for car insulation, roofing felts, loudspeaker
cones, panel linings and furniture padding.

18. The Process of Recycling clothes
 For specialized polyester based materials
the recycling process is significantly
different.
 The first step is to remove the buttons
and zippers then to cut the garments into
small pieces.
 The shredded fabric is then granulated
and formed into small pellets.
 The pellets are broken down polymerized
and turned into polyester chips.
 The chips are melted and spun into new
filament fiber used to make new polyester
fabrics.

19. The Process of Recycling clothes
 Clothing fabric generally consists of
composites of cotton (biodegradable
material) and synthetic plastics. The
textile's composition will affect its
durability and method of recycling.
Some companies are creating new
pieces of clothing from scraps of old
clothes. By combining and making new
additions, the eclectic garments are
marketed as a type of style.

20. Clothing and Accessories
Clothing and textiles are nearly
100 percent recyclable. More
and more people are recycling
their old attire, whether it’s
through donation, thrift store
shopping or simple curb side
recycling.


21. What happens to clothing once it's donated to a thrift
store?
 When an piece of clothing or accessory is donated,
the charity or thrift store that receives it will
always seek out the maximum value for that item.
 That might mean it is put of up for sale first, and
if the item isn’t sold within that store’s preferred
time-frame, it moves on to the next stage.
 This could be in the form of donation to a charity,
wholesale to a clothing recycler to convert the item
to scraps for another reuse, or sale overseas.

22. What does recycled clothing become?
 If clothing isn’t still useable, it’s typically sent to
recyclers to be broken down and reused.
 Clothing can become anything from cleaning rags
and carpet padding to rubberized playgrounds and
insulation.

23. Are some clothing items or accessories easier to
recycle than others?
 If you are donating clothing and accessories, the
better their condition, the more likely they are to
be resold and reused as-is.
 But, older pieces or those that have more wear
and tear can still be used. Here’s a list of what can
be recycled in any condition.

25. Recycling Wine Corks
Cherise, Leona and Raisa

26. Where corks can
be recycled ? Cork is a 100 percent natural, biodegradable and
renewable resource. According to ReCork, cork
trees are an environmentally sustainable resource.
Layers of the tree bark are stripped off (without
harming the tree) and turned into various
products, most often wine corks.
 Cork for bottle stoppers accounts for almost 70%
of the total value of the cork market

27. Are there cool
ways to reuse
cork?
Yes! Cork is a durable
material that can be
recycled into anything
from craft supplies to
flooring.
Cork can be used to
make DIY lamp shades,
bath mats, flip-flops and
even recycled home
appliances.

28. Creative Ways to
Recycle Wine Corks

29. Saving Energy
Sephora and Rebecca

30. Saving Energy
• Use Energy Saving bulbs
• Turn down the thermostat
• Use windows to regulate the temperature
• Decrease the hot water temperature
• Wash economically
• Prevent drafts

31. Saving Energy
• Turn off appliances and lighting
• Insulate your house
• Look for grants available to help make your
home energy efficient
• Switch to eco-friendly energy
• Create a bright room in your house

32. Saving Energy
• Replace electric lights with candles
• Embrace natural lighting and heat
• Install ceiling fans instead of air conditioners
• Use rechargable batteries
• Avoid rinsing before using the dishwasher
• Use cold water to wash dishes

33. Saving Energy
• Use cold water to wash clothes
• Use biological washing powders for
clothes washing
• Only wash full loads
• Air dry your dishes
• Use soaps and detergents that contain no
phosphates

34. Saving Energy
• Recycle paper when printing
• Turn off the computer everyday
• Use public transport to travel
• Walk to short distances
• Compost kitchen scraps

35. The End
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
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