ARBAGE
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Note to the Teacher
The Adventures of the Garbage Gremlin: Recycle and Combat a Life of Grime
(EPA/530-SW-90-024) is part of "Recycle Today," the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's educational program on recycling. It can be used in conjunction with Let's
Reduce and Recycle: Curriculum for Solid Waste Awareness (EPA/530-SW-90-005)
and School Recycling Programs: A Handbook for Educators (EPA/530-SW-90-023)
to introduce students to the benefits of recycling. A poster, Recycle Today! Ride the
Wave of the Future (EPA/530-SW-90-010), is also available to promote recycling
and encourage students to get involved in recycling efforts in their schools. All of
these materials can be ordered free of charge by writing OSW Publications, Office of
Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW, Washington,
DC 20460, or by calling the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Hotline at 1 -800-424-9346.
Office of Solid Waste
EPA/530-SW-90-024
Printed on Recycled Paper
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GARBAGE!
OQ / YEAH, WE
TRASH JUST EMPTIED
D/SPOS/s
CANT
BELIEVE HOW
FAST THIS
DUMPSTER
FILLS UP
THESE DAYS.
IT A FEW
DAYS AGO
AND LOOK
HOW MUCH
TRASH THERE IS,
I DON'T KNOW
WHERE IT'S
ALL GOING
TOGO.
FRANK, GET A LOAD OF WHAT'S
LIVING IN THE GARBAGE.
C'MON, PAL
GIVE IT UP.
EVERYTHING
GOES IN
THE TRUCK.
I'VE BEEN THROWN
OUT AGAINI WHERE
WILL I FIND ENOUGH
GARBAGE FOR A
NEW HOME?
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HMM. THIS HAS POSSIBILITIES.
THE WORD
"GARBAGE"?
THINK I'LL
\.G ALONG.
ALL KNOW THAT OUR
TOWN LANDFILL IS ALMOST
FULL LET'S GO SEE WHAT
THE COMMUNITY IS
DOING TO HELP SOLVE THE
GARBAGE PROBLEM.
WHY DO WE
HAVE TO GO ON
THIS TRASHY
TRIP, ANYWAY?
il
DUNNO.
I'D RATHER
BE PLAYING
BASKETBALL
WHAT A
WASTE!
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WELCOME TO THE
CLEAN VALLEY
RECYCLING
CENTER
TO RECYCLE
MEANS TO
USE OVER
AND OVER
AGAIN.
THERE ARE
FIVE KEY
STEPS TO
RECYCLING.
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WTHE COMMUNITY BRING IN
CLEAN VA,LLE>
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WHO WANTS
TO CARRY AROUND
ALLTHAT GARBAGE?
WHAT A NICE
COLLECTION
OF TRASH!
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AT THIS CENTER
MILK JUGS AND SOFT
CONTAINERS, ALUMINUM CANS,
CONTAINERS, NEWSPAPER,
OUR COMMUNITY ALSO RECYCLES
. LEAVES, GRASS, *HD OTHER YARD
WA8TES BY TUFININQ THEM INTO COMPOST,.
WHICH CAN BE
FLOWER
VEGETABLE
GROW HEALTHY ANfc STftONQ
WHERE
DOES ALL
THAT
TRASH
GO?
NOW, LET'S
SEE WHAT
HAPPENS TO
ALL THESE
RECYCLABLES!
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TRUCKS FROM VARIOUS COMPANIES
COME TO TAKE AWAY THE
RECYCLABLES AND MAKE THEM
INTO NEW PRODUCTS.
THERE IS THE TRUCK
TO COLLECT THE
ALUMINUM CANS.
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THOSE CANS
ARE TAKEN TO THE
COMPANY'S FACTORY WHERE
THEY ARE MELTED
DOWN AND REMADE
NEW CANS
HEY,
WHERE
ARE YOU
GOING WITH
MY TRASH!
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FINALLY, THE NEW CANS
WILL BE FILLED WITH
SODA AND JUICE AND
MARKETED, OR SOLD, AT
THE SUPERMARKET...
...WHERE THEY WILL BE
BOUGHT AND REUSED JUST
LIKE THIS SODA CAN.
I DON'T LIKE
THE WAY
GARBAGE
DISAPPEARS
AROUND
THIS PLACE.
WHO KNOWS WHAT KIND
OF MATERIAL IS
RECYCLED THE MOST?
THAT'S A GOOD GUESS. ABOUT 5 BILLION
GLASS CONTAINERS ARE COLLECTED FOR
RECYCLING EACH YEAR. GLASS IS MELTED
DOWN TO MAKE NEW GLASS
CONTAINERS. BUT THERE'S
SOMETHING WE COLLECT
EVEN MORE OF.
YES. ABOUT 20
PERCENT OF ALL
PAPER IS NOW
WE MUST THROW OUT
TONS OF WRITING AND DRAWING
PAPER AT THE SCHOOL MAYBE
WE COULD BRING IT
HERE TO BE
RECYCLED
INSTEAD.
WE'D REALLY
APPRECIATE
YOUR HELP.
CANT LET
THEM BRING THEIR
PAPER HERE TO
BE RECYCLED. I'VE
GOT TO FOIL THEIR
PLAN!
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BACK AT SCHOOL
HEY, YOU'RE THE KID WHO THINKS
RECYCLING IS A WASTE OF TIME.
WEVE GOT SOMETHING
COMMON. COME ON.
ON6 TOlJ
20001k
FOR EVERY TON
OF PAPER WE
RECYCLE, WE CAN
SAVE 17 TREES
FROM BEING
CUT DOWN TO
MAKE NEW
PAPER.
WE ARE WASTING
VALUABLE MATERIALS
BY THROWING THINGS
AWAY THAT COULD
BE USED AGAIN.
WE'RE ALSO RUNNING OUT OF
PLACES TO PUT OUR TRASH. MANY
OF OUR LANDFILLS ARE ALREADY FULL.
IF WE KEEP THROWING GARBAGE
AWAY AT THIS RATE, WE MAY
NOT HAVE ANYWHERE TO PUT IT.
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YESTERDAY, WE WENT
TO A RECYCLING CENTER
TO SEE HOW OUR SCHOOL
COULD HELP OUT. BETSY
HAS A REPORT.
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WE DECIDED TO
BEGIN BY RECYCLING
PAPER. THE CENTER
WILL TAKE ALL
OF OUR NOTEBOOK
PAPER, COMPUTER
PAPER, TYPING PAPER,
COPIER PAPER, AND
EVEN OUR HOMEWORK
TO BE RECYCLED
INTO NEW
PAPER PRODUCTS.
OUR
HOMEWORK
WONT BE
RECYCLED INTO
MORE
HOMEWORK,
WILL IT?
WE'LL PUT
COLLECTION BOXES
IN EACH CLASSROOM.
INSTEAD OF THROWING
OUT YOUR USED PAPER,
PUT IT IN THE BOX.
USE BOTH SIDES
OF THE PAPER
BEFORE RECYCLING
IT. WE WANT TO
WASTE AS
LITTLE AS
POSSIBLE!
VOLUNTEERS WILL
COLLECT THE BOXES
EVERY DAY AND
STORE THEM IN
THE AUDITORIUM.
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS,
TEACHERS WILL
HELP US BRING
WHAT WE'VE COLLECTED
TO THE RECYCLING
CENTER.
f ANY QUESTIONS?
CAN WE
THROW
ANY KIND
OF PAPER
INTO THE
BOXES?
EVERYTHING EXCEPT
COLORED PAPER, NEWSPAPERS, AND
GLOSSY PAPER LIKE
MAGAZINES. THESE
CAN BE RECYCLED,
BUT OUR PROGRAM WILL START
WITH ONLY WHITE PAPER.
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SO, IF EVERYONE WOULD TAKE A COUPLE
OF THESE POSTERS ADVERTISING OUR COLLECTION
POSTERS!
OH GOOD,
MORE
WASTE!
DON'T FORGET!
WHEN WE'RE
THROUGH
WITH THE
POSTERS,
WE'LL
RECYCLE
THEM TOO!
GRUMBLE,
GRUMBLE.
I'VE GOT TO
STOP THEM.
AND YOU'RE GOING
TO HELP.
THIS RECYCLING BUSINESS HAS GONE
FAR ENOUGH. THERE'S STILL PLENTY
OF ROOM FOR GARBAGE. WHY WASTE
YOUR TIME!
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MAYBE THAT NEW GREEN KID IS RIGHT. WHAT
WE DO DOESN'T MATTER. AND BESIDES,
OUR SCHOOL LOOKS OKAY.
YOU'RE DOING
A GREAT JOB.
THIS WILL MAKE
A WONDERFUL
NEW HOME.
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MEANWHILE, RECYCLING
REALLY HEATS UP...
THIS CALLS
FOR DRASTIC
ACTION.
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HEY, MAN WHAT'S
GOING ON?
THIS IS NO PLACE
FOR TRASH!
NOW, THEY'LL TAKE ME
SERIOUSLY
HOW CAN WE PLAY
BASKETBALL WITH
ALL OF THIS GARBAGE?
YOU'RE RUINING
OUR WHOLE SCHOOL
YARD WITH YOUR
UGLY TRASH.
COME ON, GUYS,
WE CAN'T LET
HIM GET AWAY
WITH THIS.
HEY, KID, WAKE UP AND SMELL
THE GARBAGE! ANYPLACE IS A
GOOD PLACE FOR TRASH!
WE'VE GOT TO
CLEAN THIS UPI
WHAT CAN WE DO?
WHAT ABOUT
THOSE BOXES ALL
OVER THE SCHOOL?
I'M SURE THERE
ARE A FEW EXTRA.
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LAST WEEK DAVID, LEWIS, AND
TONY MADE A SPECIAL EFFORT
TO CLEAN UP THE FRONT OF
THE SCHOOL AND WE EVEN
MADE SOME MONEY FROM ALL THE
PAPER THEY COLLECTED. TO THANK
THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK, THE
RECYCLING COMMITTEE DECIDED TO,
HOLD A PIZZA PARTY IN THEIR
HONOR.
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KEEP THE GARBAGE GREMLIN
OUT OF YOUR SCHOOL!
* Organize a cleanup day at your school, or of a neighborhood park or playground.
»Reduce the amount of waste you create by using paper
on both sides, packing your lunch in reusable
containers, and using glasses and dishes instead
of disposable cups and plates.
Hold a 1-day collection at your school
of aluminum or bimetal-cans, glass bottles,
newspaper, plastic soda bottles or
milk jugs, or other recyclables.
> Start an ongoing recycling program
at your school, like the students
of Clean Valley did.
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Dumpster Dig
Circle as many objects as you can find in the dumpster.
Which of these can be recycled?
What are some things that you often throw away
that could be reused or recycled?
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Unscramble ancf order the steps
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1. Landfill
-A place where paper, cans,
bottles, and plastic wastes
are collected and separated
for recycling
2. Recyclables Material made from yard
and/or food waste that
improves the soil for
growing
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3. Market
4. Drop-off
center
5. Compost
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be remade into new
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.A place to buy and sell
recycled products
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for disposing of garbage
If the Clean Valley school collects 16,400 pounds
of paper for recycling, approximately how many
trees will be saved?
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RECYCLE TODAY!
HELP STAMP OUT
THE GARBAGE GREMLIN
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