Let's collect,separate and recycle

We can savethe Planet together

JOINT ACTION PLAN FOR THE ECOLOGICDEFENCE OF CEMI RIVER

JOINT ACTION PLAN FOR THE ECOLOGICDEFENCE OF CEMI RIVER

Author: Lejla Abdić Djoković

Editor: Jovana Janjušević

Illustrations, Design and LayoutCoordination: OpenCom ApS

Illustrator: Gordon Turriziani

Designer: Loreto Pantano

September 2014

This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.

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Waste is actually all around us… If we would behave recklessly throwing away used and unnecessary things everywhere instead of disposing it in trash bins, we would probably had trash hills all around us…And we don’t want that…That’s why, my friends, we have to pay attention to the way we dispose things that must end up in trash bins eventually.It doesn’t matter where we are, in school, at home, park, we must always think how to protect our Planet from waste and how we can help.There are different kinds of waste. Most common are: paper, plastic, metal, glass, food remains etc.

Waste isall around us…No

Recycling_148X210_Ing.indd 2 17-09-2014 11:51:58

Waste is actually all around us… If we would behave recklessly throwing away used and unnecessary things everywhere instead of disposing it in trash bins, we would probably had trash hills all around us…And we don’t want that…That’s why, my friends, we have to pay attention to the way we dispose things that must end up in trash bins eventually.It doesn’t matter where we are, in school, at home, park, we must always think how to protect our Planet from waste and how we can help.There are different kinds of waste. Most common are: paper, plastic, metal, glass, food remains etc.

Waste isall around us…No

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You’re probably now asking how you can help protecting our beautiful Planet. The thing is very simple…If we all made at least one little green step, Planet would surely be happy. That’s what matters – all of us to do as much as we can.

Here are some good examples:Take care where you throw your trash away. Do it always in the bins or carry it with you until you find appropriate place for leaving it.

If your friends don’t know, explain them why it’s important to dispose waste in special bins.

When you see that someone is throwing away for instance an empty bag of chips or juice can through car window remind them not to do that, although they will probably realize it’s bad themselves.

People often dispose waste near the traffic road, forming illegal dumpsites. Try not to do it yourself. If you dispose waste into container in front of your house or building it will end up where needed – on a sanitary landfill. Waste separation is one more thing you can do by yourself or with help of your housemates and friends. In order to separate the waste you should put every object in a bin provided for the specific material (plastic, paper, metal, glass…).

What cani do to help?

Yes

Recycling_148X210_Ing.indd 4 17-09-2014 11:51:59

You’re probably now asking how you can help protecting our beautiful Planet. The thing is very simple…If we all made at least one little green step, Planet would surely be happy. That’s what matters – all of us to do as much as we can.

Here are some good examples:Take care where you throw your trash away. Do it always in the bins or carry it with you until you find appropriate place for leaving it.

If your friends don’t know, explain them why it’s important to dispose waste in special bins.

When you see that someone is throwing away for instance an empty bag of chips or juice can through car window remind them not to do that, although they will probably realize it’s bad themselves.

People often dispose waste near the traffic road, forming illegal dumpsites. Try not to do it yourself. If you dispose waste into container in front of your house or building it will end up where needed – on a sanitary landfill. Waste separation is one more thing you can do by yourself or with help of your housemates and friends. In order to separate the waste you should put every object in a bin provided for the specific material (plastic, paper, metal, glass…).

What cani do to help?

Yes

Recycling_148X210_Ing.indd 5 17-09-2014 11:51:59

Some already used things we can reuse. There is no need for every object used to be disposed into the landfill. From boxes, cans, jars you can always make new things like pen holders, colourful vases etc. which will be very useful and you will make less waste in nature.

When we reuse old things again, that’s called recycling. What we do at home is small part of recycling, most important things happen in special recycling factories where old papers, glass, plastics or metal become totally new products.

In order for fabrics to do this important job waste must be correctly separated. That’s why it’s extremely important to separate waste when we can.

In special bins we can dispose paper, plastic, glass, metal, that way we don’t mix materials which can be processed again.And we can recycle almost everything that we use on a daily basis and that’s extremely important when we want to help our mother nature.

Game play

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Some already used things we can reuse. There is no need for every object used to be disposed into the landfill. From boxes, cans, jars you can always make new things like pen holders, colourful vases etc. which will be very useful and you will make less waste in nature.

When we reuse old things again, that’s called recycling. What we do at home is small part of recycling, most important things happen in special recycling factories where old papers, glass, plastics or metal become totally new products.

In order for fabrics to do this important job waste must be correctly separated. That’s why it’s extremely important to separate waste when we can.

In special bins we can dispose paper, plastic, glass, metal, that way we don’t mix materials which can be processed again.And we can recycle almost everything that we use on a daily basis and that’s extremely important when we want to help our mother nature.

Game play

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PaperOld newspapers, posters, used notebooks etc. are great material when we want to make new

paper. By recycling paper we save trees, because tree is essential for making paper. For couple of notebooks we need to cut entire tree

which needs more than 30 years to grow.

Therefore we should recycle old paper because it is more

important for a tree to produce oxygen than to be cut for paper.

MetalSimilar situation is with metal. Cans and others

metal objects represent waste that also can be recycled.

After separation from other materials, metal is pressed with special machines, and then melted in order to make new objects.

FoodNot only paper, plastics, glass and metal can be recycled. Food remains are biological waste that is very simple to recycle. This process is called composting.

This process produces compost which is good natural fertilizer which is used as food nutrient. This way of recycling is totally

natural process, unlike others.

GlassDid you know that glass is made from sand?

That’s really truth! Basic material for glass is sand. And did you know that nature can never degrade glass products? Imagine now that no

one ever recycles glass. Our Planet would become one big glassy landfill. That’s why glass is recycled too. That way we can get

new bottles, cups, windows and other glass products without the need to spend

all sand from deserts.

Plastics How often do you see plastic bags and bottles on the street, at the park or floating in the river? Very often, you must admit.

And if someone tells you that nature needs more than 450 years to degrade one plastic bottle, than you have to admit that the future of the Planet is

not bright at all. That’s why it’s important for old plastic to be recycled as well. Plastic is also processed in factories and we can for instance make a jacket from it. Sounds silly but it is truth. You will agree that it is better to produce one new jacket than trees covered with plastic bags.

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PaperOld newspapers, posters, used notebooks etc. are great material when we want to make new

paper. By recycling paper we save trees, because tree is essential for making paper. For couple of notebooks we need to cut entire tree

which needs more than 30 years to grow.

Therefore we should recycle old paper because it is more

important for a tree to produce oxygen than to be cut for paper.

MetalSimilar situation is with metal. Cans and others

metal objects represent waste that also can be recycled.

After separation from other materials, metal is pressed with special machines, and then melted in order to make new objects.

FoodNot only paper, plastics, glass and metal can be recycled. Food remains are biological waste that is very simple to recycle. This process is called composting.

This process produces compost which is good natural fertilizer which is used as food nutrient. This way of recycling is totally

natural process, unlike others.

GlassDid you know that glass is made from sand?

That’s really truth! Basic material for glass is sand. And did you know that nature can never degrade glass products? Imagine now that no

one ever recycles glass. Our Planet would become one big glassy landfill. That’s why glass is recycled too. That way we can get

new bottles, cups, windows and other glass products without the need to spend

all sand from deserts.

Plastics How often do you see plastic bags and bottles on the street, at the park or floating in the river? Very often, you must admit.

And if someone tells you that nature needs more than 450 years to degrade one plastic bottle, than you have to admit that the future of the Planet is

not bright at all. That’s why it’s important for old plastic to be recycled as well. Plastic is also processed in factories and we can for instance make a jacket from it. Sounds silly but it is truth. You will agree that it is better to produce one new jacket than trees covered with plastic bags.

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What is recycling? (where does our waste go?)1. When we use some things, and we can’t use them again, we throw them away in special bins

2. We always try to separate waste by its material...

3. When bins are full of waste there are employees who come and pick up waste with special vehicles…

4. Waste goes to city landfills where all waste from homes, schools and offices ends up. There are machines that process, arrange and compress waste in order to reduce its amount and prevent wind of spreading it...

5. On landfills waste goes into facilities for compressing and storage. Waste that can be recycled goes further into recycling factories, while other is disposed into sanitary beds...

6. Recycled waste goes into use again and again, that’s why recycling logo looks like unbroken circle...

Recycling_148X210_Ing.indd 10 17-09-2014 11:52:01

What is recycling? (where does our waste go?)1. When we use some things, and we can’t use them again, we throw them away in special bins

2. We always try to separate waste by its material...

3. When bins are full of waste there are employees who come and pick up waste with special vehicles…

4. Waste goes to city landfills where all waste from homes, schools and offices ends up. There are machines that process, arrange and compress waste in order to reduce its amount and prevent wind of spreading it...

5. On landfills waste goes into facilities for compressing and storage. Waste that can be recycled goes further into recycling factories, while other is disposed into sanitary beds...

6. Recycled waste goes into use again and again, that’s why recycling logo looks like unbroken circle...

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Cans - 100 yearsGlass bottles – probably neverBanana peel – 2 monthsChewing gum - 2 monthsPlastic bag - 10 to 1000 yearsPlastic bottle - 450 years

What time is neededfor waste degradation?

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Cans - 100 yearsGlass bottles – probably neverBanana peel – 2 monthsChewing gum - 2 monthsPlastic bag - 10 to 1000 yearsPlastic bottle - 450 years

What time is neededfor waste degradation?

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Recycling poem

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – words that we all know.

We have to save our planet so we can live and grow.

We might be only children but we will try, you’ll see

And we can save this planet it starts with you and me!

We RECYCLE what we use,

Separate things and you should too!

Glass and paper, plastic tin,

Go in you RECYCLING BIN!

We must start now, we can’t wait,

Quick, or it will be too late!

(Mary – Songs for Teachers)

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Recycling poem

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – words that we all know.

We have to save our planet so we can live and grow.

We might be only children but we will try, you’ll see

And we can save this planet it starts with you and me!

We RECYCLE what we use,

Separate things and you should too!

Glass and paper, plastic tin,

Go in you RECYCLING BIN!

We must start now, we can’t wait,

Quick, or it will be too late!

(Mary – Songs for Teachers)

Recycling_148X210_Ing.indd 15 17-09-2014 11:52:03

Let's collect,separate and recycle

We can savethe Planet together

JOINT ACTION PLAN FOR THE ECOLOGICDEFENCE OF CEMI RIVER

JOINT ACTION PLAN FOR THE ECOLOGICDEFENCE OF CEMI RIVER

Author: Lejla Abdić Djoković

Editor: Jovana Janjušević

Illustrations, Design and LayoutCoordination: OpenCom ApS

Illustrator: Gordon Turriziani

Designer: Loreto Pantano

September 2014

This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.

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