2. Introduction
Hi Room 8, this is my project on
sustainability.
This project is about keeping our
environment safe, healthy & clean.
So enjoy my project!
3. Lets start on Rubbish!
California has more than 36 million people and everyday each of us
throws away about 2.7kg of trash, as you can imagine this adds up to
be a lot of garbage! Plastic bottles take 700 years to begin
composting.
here are some amazing facts!
90% of the cost of bottled water is due to the bottle itself
80% of plastic bottles are not recycled
38 million plastic bottles go to the dump per year in America from
bottled water (not including soda)
24 million gallons of oil are needed to produce a billion plastic
bottles
The average American consumes 167 bottles of water a year
Bottling and shipping water is the least energy efficient method
ever used to supply water
4. Aluminium
Recycling 1 Aluminium can, can save
enough energy to run a TV for 3 hours!
Enough Aluminium is thrown away to rebuild
a commercial air fleet 4 times every year.
5. Glass
Glass can be used an untold number of
times
41,000,000,000 glass containers are made
each year . Wow!
Recycle 1 glass jar and save enough
energy to light a bulb for 4 hours.
6. Plastic
Did you know that we use enough plastic
bags to make a trail to the moon?
So should we not use reusable bags instead
of plastic bags?
70% of recycled plastic is turned into saved
energy instead of other things.
Five 2 litre bottles makes enough fibrefill for
1 jacket.
7. Paper
Did you know that New Zealand recycles 20% of
its paper when it could recycle 75%?
While it's true that collecting used paper and
recycling it into new products is good for the
environment, the wood in paper can be
recycled only about five times before it gets too
weak and breaks down.
Trees and forests help us by cleaning our air,
soil, and water - and provide a place for you to
camp and hike!
So stop wasting paper!
8. If we can all be green ,
we can save the world!
Here are ways to be green!
Drawing on 2 sides of a piece of paper instead
of 1.
Turning the lights on only when you need them.
Giving the overgrown clothes to someone
smaller than you.
Think of new ways to conserve
Remind grown ups to be green too.
You can help the world by planting a tree.
