Kids Korner
Fun Facts (Did You Know....)
- it is estimated that each person disposes about 1.7-3.0 kg of waste
per day
- by recycling one aluminum can it
saves enough energy to run a television for up to three hours and a 100-watt light bulb for almost 4 hours.
- the average person disposes about 1500 pounds of waste per year
- one tree makes 47 kg of paper
- we dispose of about 215 kg of paper per year
- more then 1 million tons of aluminum containers and packaging is
thrown away each year
Recycling Facts for Kids
While the most important
way to save valuable resources is to use as few as possible in the first place, recylcing and using recycled products is the
next step. Below you’ll find some fascinating Recycling Facts that will give you an idea of how much is used, and how
much can be saved by recycling!
Recycling
Glass
- Glass can
be recycled virtually forever. It never wears out.
- For
every 2,000 pounds of glass that is recycled, we save more than 2,000 pounds of other resources (1,330 pounds of sand, 433
pounds of soda ash, 433 pounds of limestone, and 151 pounds of feldspar)
- Most bottles and jars that you use contain at least 25% recycled material.
- The energy saved by recycled just one bottle could light a 100-watt
bulb for 4 hours
Recycling Metals
- Recycling an aluminum can saves 95% of the energy needed to make
aluminum from bauxite ore
Recycling
Paper
- 75% of each tree that is cut down
for paper is not used in a paper product
- 98
tons of various resources are required to make one ton of paper
- Paper made from recycled paper uses 70% less energy
These days it is recognized that it is important that children know how to help the environment by
recycling, and schools do a pretty good job! Consequently children are often the instigators and policemen of recycling in
the home.
Teach kids the three R's:
Reduce - reduce the amount of things you buy and use and you will have less to throw away
Reuse - keep using the same things as many times as you can
Recycle - find new
ways to use old things
A fun collection
of printable recycling posters to help you remind your kids to recycle
- Or to designate recycling areas around the house, school or classroom.
