Do you know the name of these symbols?

The Recycling Symbol

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What is he doing?

He’s recycling.

waste paper

bin

recycling symbol

recycling bin

What is recycling?Recycling is;To use materials again to make something new.

garbage

trash

rubbish

There are three important actions when thinking about how

to recycle The 3 R’s:

MAKE LESS GARBAGE(trash)

Don’t use more than you need.

A

BWhich is correct? A or B?

Buy only what you need…

Waste reduction starts at the supermarket.

Buy products that can be reused.

CANS BOTTLES

We should buy …………………We shouldn’t buy …………….

BOTTLES

CANS

Clean it up and use it again.

Don’t throw everything into the bins.You can use them again.

Turn it into something else.

We can turn …………………………into ………………………… .

We can turn …………………………into ………………………… .

CANS PANS

BOTTLES GOGGLES

Why should we recycle?

We don’t need to dig up lots of new metal if we melt old metal.

We don’t need to find as much new oil if we melt old plastic.

We don’t need to cut down as many trees if we recyle old paper and cardboard.

Recycling saves energy and water.

We won’t dump as much trash in the landfill.

What can we recycle?

What can TEKDEN kids recycle at home and at school?

PLASTIC

METAL

PAPER

GLASS

WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON’T RECYCLE?

WE KILL THE EARTH!!!

Thanks for learning about recycling!

1. Water has no _____________.a) money b) time c) taste

2. We need water to ___________.a) drink b) sleep c) think

3. You should drink at least eight glasses of water a ___________.a) week b) month c) day

4. The water keeps moving around in an ____________ cycle called water cycle.a) hopeless b) homeless c) endless

5. a) waterfall b) snowfall c) rainfall

6. The sun _________________ on water in rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands and oceans.a) sits b) shines c) laughs

7. Some of the rain that falls soaks into the ground and stays there until __________ drink it.a) animals b) students c) plants

8. Snow usually stays on top of the ground until it ___________.a) flies b) melts c) sleeps

9. Some of the snow that falls onto mountains stays there and sometimes becomes ____________.a) glaciers b) glasses c) sun-glasses

10. When the weather is warm, some water turns into steam vapor. Then it goes into the air and becomes a _____________.a) cloud b) star c) moon

11. Most of the water on the earth is in the _______________.a) lakes b) kitchens c) oceans

12. This is the ________________ symbol.a) football b) recycling c) shopping

13. What is this boy doing?a) He’s watering the plants.b) He’s singing a song.c) He’s recycling.

14. REDUCE : _________________a) less garbage b) more rubbish c) lots of trash

15. You recyle paper and you save _______________.a) the hamburgers b) the mountains c) the trees