composting and recycling

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Live Green, Live Happy

By doing everyday simple

thing like recycling andcomposting, you can make

the environment better and

greener!By : Lucy Zuo 5th

Due:

10-14-10


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What is Recycling?

Recycling means to reuse.

Recycling can save trees and water. : )

Recycling also saves energy!


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Composting is a process of turning organic materials into rich soil(compost)

There are three types of composting. Backyard compostingWorm composting Grass cycling


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What can you compost?

Paper napkins Wood chips

Leaves

Fruit peelings Eggs shells

Corn cobs

Leftovers Nut shells

Bread

Fish bones Animal fur

Seeds

Cheese And a lot more!


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Types of Composting

Backyard composting: A good way of managing organic waste at home. To start, youll needa bin(any size) to store the compost. You can put left over foods into the bin along with waterto make it moist. After the material in the bin had turn brown, crumpled, and smell like grass,it means the material had turn into compost.


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Worm composting

Another way of managing you organic wasteis through worm composting. First, youll needa container to put the worms in. Second, youshould drill holes on the bottom of thecontainer so water can flow through. Third,make a bedding for the worms by usingshredded newspaper or dead plants. Thenput worms in the container( two types ofworms: Eisenia foetida and Lumbricus rubellus )Third, feed the worms, (fruits, meat, veggies,leftovers, ect) After about 3 month, worms will

turn the food into rich compost. You can do thecycle again but remember to separate the wormsfrom the finished compost or else they die. Enjoy!


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Grass cycling

Every time you mown a lawn, youdll leave grass clippings behin on thegrass. Those grass contains 80 percent water an can break own it s particlean will return to the soil within one to two weeks. This will make yourgrass healthier an saves you money from buying expensive fertilizers!


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Do recycle Paper Plastic #1-7

Aluminum cans Cardboards Glass bottles and jars Milk cartons

Do Not Recycle Food wrappers Styrofoam

Aluminum foil Paper towels Plastic wrap


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Here in San Francisco, every

household have a trash bin,

recycling bin, and a compost bin.

Green Citizen

591 Howard StreetSan Francisco CA 94105

Golden Gate Disposal and Recycling

co.

900 Seventh Street

San Francisco CA 94107

SF Environment

11 Grove Street

San Francisco CA 94102


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The second step is to process the recyclable materials.1. Separating the materials into groups.

2. Cleaning the recyclable materials.

3. Sell the materials to the manufacturers. They will turn the recyclable

materials into new products.


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The Recycling Process

After the recyclable materials are sold to the manufacturers. They will makethem into new and recyclable products such as news papers, office papers,plastic bottles, paper towels, and aluminum cans.


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The Recycling Process

The last step of the recycling process is actually buying

recyclable products like soda, papers, water bottlesetc. The cycle

will start again once you recycle the products.


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The importance of Recycling and Composting

By recycling and composting, itll reduce the amount of trash put in landfillseach year! Instead of throwing your waste away, recycle it if its recyclableand compost it if its compostable.


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Slowing down Global Warming

By recycling and composting can slow down global warming, because there are

going to be less trash to burn, and if there are less trash to burn, less carbon

dioxide will be release into the atmosphere.


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Saves Trees

By recycling you can save a lot of trees, because making papers involvescutting down lots of trees. Recycled papers are just as good and fresh as regular

papers.


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Saves Energy

By recycling, you can save a lot of energy because it

takes less energy to produce recycle paper than to

produce regular paper.


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A Greener Environment

We can make our environment

greener and healthier by doing

everyday simple thing like recycling

and composting. By doing that, well

save a lot of energy and trees, createless trash and slows down global

warming.


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Work Cited Page

US. Energy Information Administration. Energy Kids.http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=environment_recycling-basics

San Mateo Recycle works. Recycle works. 2010.

http://www.recycleworks.org/compost/index.html

Owen, Marion. Plan Tea. Copyright @ 1996

http://www.plantea.com/compost-materials.htm

Department of Public works. Backyard composting.http://dpw.lacounty.gov/epd/sg/bc.cfm

City farmer. Composting with red wiggler worms. Revised Feb 10, 2009. Published by

city farmer Canada's office of urban agriculture.

http://www.cityfarmer.org/wormcomp61.html

Price, Jay.UT Recycling.

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edu/Recycle/recycleWhat.

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