Conservation PracticesReduce, Reuse, and Recycle

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Conservation Vital in protecting the

environment Preserve resources for

future generations Non-renewable

Produced in nature but at a rate too slow to keep up with demand Oil

Renewable Replaced quickly

Water

Conservation Best place to

practice is at home. Reduce Reuse Recycle

Conservation: Reduce To cut the amount of

waste, energy, or water used.

Why? How much trash do you

make? Activity America's Landfills Lords of the Landfill Homes from a Landfill Sun Chips commercial http://earth911.com/ne

ws/2010/04/26/the-next-wave-in-composting/

Conservation: Reduce Solid waste

Packaging Paper products

Energy Lighting Refrigerators/ freezers Ovens Solutions

Cut off lights when not in use

Match the size of the pot to the flame

Keep the refrigerator clean, organized, and not overfilled

Water Faucets Dishwashing Solutions

Turn off when not in use

Use dishwasher only when full

Conservation: Reuse To use products again Bags

Cloth bags for groceries Plastic bags for litter

Take out containers Gift bags Paper products Appliances

Borrow, rent, or share items used infrequently

Sell or donate products no longer needed or used

Leftovers Convert to new recipes

The Big Waste

Conservation: Recycle Using products that can be

reprocessed to make something new

Paper Buy and use recyclable

containers Plastic

Plastic Cans Food

Compost food scraps Electronics

Resale your outdated electronics

Electronics

Benefits of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Protect our non-

renewable resources Reduce costs Less trash in the landfills Less energy to make new

items More income for selling,

reusing, and recycling items

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