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Some Interesting Recycling Facts
Do you know that:
* The unreleased energy contained in the average dustbin each year could power a television for 5,000 hours? Err, ok maybe not the best use for it but better than adding to the waste mountain :-)
* The largest lake in the Britain could be filled with rubbish from the UK in only 8 months?
* Up to 60% of the rubbish that ends up in the average dustbin could be recycled?
* On average, around 16% of the money you spend on a product pays for the packaging, which ultimately ends up as rubbish?
* As much as 50% of the waste thrown in the dustbin could be used as compost?
* Up to 80% of an average car can be recycled?
* 9 out of 10 people would recycle more if it were made easier?
* The unreleased energy contained in the average dustbin each year could power a television for 5,000 hours? Err, ok maybe not the best use for it but better than adding to the waste mountain :-)
* The largest lake in the Britain could be filled with rubbish from the UK in only 8 months?
* Up to 60% of the rubbish that ends up in the average dustbin could be recycled?
* On average, around 16% of the money you spend on a product pays for the packaging, which ultimately ends up as rubbish?
* As much as 50% of the waste thrown in the dustbin could be used as compost?
* Up to 80% of an average car can be recycled?
* 9 out of 10 people would recycle more if it were made easier?
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Getting kids interested in recycling is a great way to help get things moving. Have you ever heard of pester power with sweets and toys? Well it can work just as well with your recycling efforts - you been warned!
Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/20/2009) 
Recycling For Kids - Quick Tip 1
Getting kids involved in recycling is obviously a great idea and finding ways is dead easy if you do a little bit of lateral thinking.For younger kids in particular one really simple way is to make use of the fact that when they first go to nursery and school they're invited to loads of parties.
Instead of buying a card get them to make one of their own by using old cards and wrappings. Kids of that age love being involved with anything arty and it helps you to explain to them how they can recycle just like you.
And don't forget... it's a great way to show how much you care about someone to actually spend time and thought on their card instead of just spending cash.
In fact why not do it for your friends as well?
What You Should Know About Recycling Plastic
There is approximately 3 million tonnes of plastic waste each year and more than half of it is packaging. Food packaging in particular tends to have a short life span as the packaging is disposed of as soon as it is opened and unfortunately, most of this will end up in a landfill site.
Environmental agency reports estimate that 80% of plastic waste is currently reaching landfill sites and this is a major cause for concern as the space required for land fill sites is increasing.
Recycling Plastic - Fast Facts
Did you know:- In the UK around 455,000 tonnes of plastic bottles are thrown away every year - that's the equivalent of about 9 billion bottles
Only 25 2 litre plastic bottles are needed to make a recycled fleece jacket
Recycling 1 plastic bottle will save enough energy to power a 60 Watt light bulb for 6 hours
Nearly 11% of all household waste is plastic and 40% of that are plastic bottles
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Interesting Recycling Facts - Take Two
* Recycling one tonne of paper in your office saves nearly six tonnes of CO2 compared to throwing it away.
* If just one million people would recycle their glass, metal, newspaper and plastic they would help us reduce CO2 emissions by an incredible 192,000 kilograms.
* If one million people (no, not the same million!) would reduce their rubbish by only ten percent then every year we would have 600,000 less CO2 in the atmosphere.
* Recycling one tonne of plastic saves 2,600 litres of oil compared to making new plastic.
* If just one million people would recycle their glass, metal, newspaper and plastic they would help us reduce CO2 emissions by an incredible 192,000 kilograms.
* If one million people (no, not the same million!) would reduce their rubbish by only ten percent then every year we would have 600,000 less CO2 in the atmosphere.
* Recycling one tonne of plastic saves 2,600 litres of oil compared to making new plastic.
Freecycling As Recycling
Many of us forget the slogan "reduce, reuse, recycle" and that we should all operate in that order and not just recycle.A simple way of reusing is to be part of the growing band of people who freecycle. In fact around the world there are millions who are now taking part in this method of saving precious resources and you can find your local group by visiting http://www.freecycle.org/
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50 Great Ways To Get The Kids Involved In Recycling
If we can make recycling fun for kids they'll be much more likely to get involved and this book by Marion Elliott certainly does that.
It's targeted at children aged between 9 and 12 which means they're likely to be able to not only get on with the projects themselves but that they're also going to be capable of developing their own ideas for recycling things afterwards.
It's targeted at children aged between 9 and 12 which means they're likely to be able to not only get on with the projects themselves but that they're also going to be capable of developing their own ideas for recycling things afterwards.
Fun With Recycling: 50 Great Things for Kids to Make from Junk
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Recycling For Kids - Quick Tip 2
This is specifically for children in the UK and Ireland but there are no doubt similar schemes in your part of the world. If not then why not start one yourself?
Every year throughout Europe there are enough mobile phone handsets thrown away to make a chain stretching from London all the way to Perth. And it's not just mobiles there are printer cartridges and PDAs that are just discarded as well.
Instead of being added to the growing landfill problem they can usually be recycled and re-used and I've just found a company based in the UK that currently have over 6,000 schools there and in Ireland who are already involved.
For older kids there are posters and letters that could be used to connect with local businesses to gain their help and support in raising funds.
Why not get your child involved in recycling and helping their school as well? Recycool have a great programme that allows them to do just that. You can get all the details and get started here at Recycool.
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Sites Worth A Visit
- Recyclezone
- Recyclezone, the site for schools, children and teachers that tells you what's what in the world of waste!Although this site is called recyclezone, recycling is only one of the things we can do about waste. We talk about the 3Rs -reduce, reuse, recycle.
A neat site for parents who are looking to introduce their children to the world of recycling! - Climate Change At Earth 911
- We hear about climate change in the news-from devastating hurricanes to heat events-but what is it and what can we do to help stop climate change? Climate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer).
- Recycool
- A brilliant way of raising cash for schools as well as getting older kids interested in the possibilities of recycling.
They even plant a tree just for a school signing up! - Friends Of The Earth
- Our throw-away culture is risking people's health and squandering the world's natural resources.
Prioritising recycling and investing in waste reduction would go a long way to solving the waste crisis. Instead the Government is opting for wide-scale incineration. - Eco Friendly Kids
- Not just a great resource for encouraging children into recycling but for making them aware of all the eco friendly was of living.
- Waste Aware Schools
- The Waste Aware Schools Pupil Zone is packed with information about how you can reduce, reuse and recycle at School.
Why not check out the recycling journeys to find out what happens to the materials that you recycle?
There are also some very good resources for teachers in the staff section of the site. - Fun Games For Kids
- Here's a site where kids can play with glass safely and learn about the benefits of recycling it at the same time.
Recycling Experiments For Kids
Garbage and Recycling (Young Discoverers: Environmental Facts and Experiments)
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A great little book (32 pages) for children aged 4-8. It's excellent for your young discoverers if you're trying to get them involved at an early age when they want to make a game of recycling. There are a good selection of activities and experiments for them to get involved with that will make a good base for them to build on later.
Here's a list of the contents:
What a waste
Where does it go
Nature's recycling
Garbage that won't rot
Waste not, want not
Gardens and garages
Down the drain
Plenty of paper
Banks for bottles
Cans count
Recycling plastic
Recycle your rags
Recycle Video
This video was produced as part of a school project. It just shows you what can be done when young people are committed to a project.
Young children could be encouraged to do the same sort of thing very easily. Just make a movie with the software that's already on your computer and the graphics programme that's included. They're 99% likely to both already be on already but if not you can everything you need for free.
If you're not sure how to do it let me know and I'll create an ebook showing the whole process.
Now, grab your popcorn and enjoy the movie!
Young children could be encouraged to do the same sort of thing very easily. Just make a movie with the software that's already on your computer and the graphics programme that's included. They're 99% likely to both already be on already but if not you can everything you need for free.
If you're not sure how to do it let me know and I'll create an ebook showing the whole process.
Now, grab your popcorn and enjoy the movie!
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- safewell safewell Dec 9, 2009 @ 12:37 am
- Another great lens! I am a big time recycler!
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- HenryE HenryE Sep 22, 2009 @ 10:31 am
- What a great source of information! Very informative and interesting to read. 5 stars for sure!
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- GeothermalVids GeothermalVids Sep 9, 2009 @ 12:00 pm
- This lens has so much great information. Recycling is really such an easy way to help the environment.
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- totalhealth totalhealth Mar 20, 2009 @ 5:29 pm
- great recycle facts and very informative.
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- TheGreenerMe TheGreenerMe Jan 23, 2009 @ 8:59 am
- Great work, Welcome to A Million Ways to Go Green! I also have have a lens on how to reuse things that you might be interested in.
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- TimeHacker TimeHacker Jan 22, 2009 @ 1:53 pm
- Very nice and informative lens, 5* from me :)
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- MyZeroWaste MyZeroWaste Jun 18, 2008 @ 8:04 am
- Hi :)
I'm so pleased that I found your lens. I'm new to Squidoo, as from today, so I'm still fumbling around the dashboard! I love that you've written so much to include children in the recycling journey - this is where it has to begin. It's lovely to see a more UK based lens too.
Keep up the great work and please do take a peek at our site - we've set ourselves a zero waste challenge!
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- BradKamer BradKamer May 20, 2008 @ 12:57 pm
- Make use of re-usable tote bags offered at markets and grocery stores. It eliminates waste of plastic bags. I like this lens. Great job.
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- CarolSue CarolSue Mar 18, 2008 @ 7:04 pm
- Alot of good information.
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- Ms_Appleseed Ms_Appleseed Mar 12, 2008 @ 4:13 pm
- Very well done. It's nice to be entertained and educated. Five Stars!
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- SemperFidelis SemperFidelis Sep 11, 2007 @ 1:27 pm
- Nicely done recycling lens. A 5 to ya! Perhaps you can stop by and take a look at my Recycling lens. Keep up the good work and kindest regards to you.
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- Graceonline Graceonline Sep 8, 2007 @ 3:38 am
- Eco, blogger Shirley Gregory at Green Options asks whether recycling is as green as we all think it is. I commented with a link to your lens because of your superb info and stats.
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