Recycling Info

Recycling
Cans
Glass
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Paper
Paper
How is paper made?
Paper is made by chopping wood up into small pieces and treating it with chemicals. This produces a
soft 'pulp'. The pulp is then spread out on a flat surface, the water is squeezed out, and it is dried,
producing big sheets of paper that are then cut to size.
How is paper recycled?

At the paper factory, the paper is chopped into small pieces, then boiled and treated with different
chemicals to clean and bleach it. This produces a pulp that can be used to make new paper and
cardboard products.
What paper can be recycled?

Most paper and cardboard can be recycled. This includes newspapers and magazines, leaflets, old
schoolbooks, old phone books, envelopes with no plastic ‘windows’, cereal boxes, egg cartons, paper
bags, and much more.
Did you know? By recycling 1 ton of paper, we save: 17 trees, 7,000 gallons of
water, 463 gallons of oil, and enough energy to heat an average home for 6
months.
You cannot recycle:

 Wet or dirty paper
 Tissue paper
 Wax or plastic-coated packaging
 Self-adhesive paper
 Carbon paper
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Why should we recycle paper?
It is good to recycle paper, because then they don’t have to make so much paper. The process of
making paper is bad for the environment. When paper is made, trees are chopped down, and the
environment is polluted in many ways.
This pollution causes an increase in

 acid rain
 climate change
 illnesses like cancer and diabetes
 reproductive, developmental, immune, and hormonal problems.
What do we need to do?

 Bring the paper to the school and place it in the container marked ‘paper’.
 It must be clean, dry, and as flat as possible.
 It should not contain any other materials, like pieces of plastic.
Plastic
How is plastic made?
Oil is used to make petrol. During this process, different chemicals are produced as by-products.
Plastic is made from these chemicals. There are many different types of plastic, and they are used to
make many different products. Some plastics melt when they are heated, and other plastics are
liquids which become hard when the right chemicals are added to them.
How is plastic recycled?

Different types of plastic must be recycled in different ways, so when our plastic reach the recycling
centre, workers start by sorting the plastic. These days, most plastic products have a small symbol on
them to tell the recycling workers what type of plastic each product is made of.
After it is sorted, some plastics are melted down and re-used, while others are chopped up and used
as ‘ingredients’ to create new products.
What plastic can be recycled?

 Any plastic containers, like the ones used for food, drinks, detergents, and other things
 Plastic bags and sheets, like shopping bags, old covers for schoolbooks, and other things
 Any plastic products, like toys, erasers, and pencil cases.
Did you know? The energy conserved by recycling just one plastic bottle can light
a 60-watt light bulb for six hours or power a computer for 25 minutes.
Why should we recycle plastic?

Because decomposing plastic pollutes the environment. When plastic ends up at a dump, it releases
a lot of harmful chemicals into the soil over many years, and this leaks into the water underground.
Plastic takes a very long time to decompose.
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 Bring the plastic to the school and place it in the container marked ‘plastic’.
 It must be clean, dry, empty, and as flat as possible.
 It should not contain any other materials, like pieces of metal.
Glass
How is glass made?
Glass is made by mixing materials like sand, limestone, soda and dolomite, then heating them
together at a temperature of over 1500C.
How is glass recycled?

The glass is sorted, crushed, and melted down to make new glass.
What glass can be recycled?

Beverage glass bottles and food jars can be recycled.
Did you know? Recycling just one glass bottle saves enough energy to light a 100-
watt light bulb for four hours, power a computer for 30 minutes or a television for
20 minutes.
Why should we recycle glass?

It is good to recycle glass, because then they don’t have to make so much glass. The process of
making glass uses a lot of energy, and releases a lot of carbon dioxide into the environment. It also
causes a lot of water pollution.

 Bring the glass to the school and place it in the container marked ‘glass’.
 It must be clean, dry, and empty.
 It should not contain any other materials, like steel wire or tin lids.
 You don’t have to remove paper labels, as these will simply burn away when the glass is melted.
 Do not break the glass, or, if the glass is already broken, do not mix different colours of broken
glass.
Cans
How are cans made?
Tin cans are not made of tin! Tin cans are made either of tin-coated steel, or of aluminium. These
must be recycled separately.
How are cans recycled?

The different types of cans are separated and melted down, so that the materials can be re-used.
Which cans can be recycled?

The cans used for cold drinks, food, paint, and other things can all be recycled.
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Did you know? Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to keep a 100-
watt bulb burning for almost four hours or run your television for three hours.
Why should we recycle cans?

When cans are made, it takes a lot of energy, and a lot of carbon dioxide is released into the
atmosphere. Making a can by melting down old cans takes a lot less energy and creates a lot less
pollution.

 Bring the cans to the school and place them in the correct container.
 The tin cans must be clean, dry, and as flat as possible. The ‘can squasher see-saw’ next to the
container can be used to flatten the cans.
 They should not contain any other materials, like paper labels.

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