Task 1: The History of Recycling
1. What two things cause recycling to peak?
2. Recycling aluminum saves what percent of the energy needed to produce it from raw materials?
3. The modern recycling movement in the US actually started with a New York garbage barge in 1987. What was the name of
the barge?
Task 2: The Recycling of Paper
1. Explain the process involved in recycling paper.
2. In what year was more paper recycled than buried in landfills?
Task 3: The Recycling of Plastic
1. What does PET stand for?
2. How is PET used in recycling plastics?
3. Which plastic number is the most widely recycled?
Task 4: Resin Identification Codes
1. What type of plastic cannot be re-melted, but only crushed and used as insulation?
2. What is the name of the polymer used in soft drink bottles?
3. What is the name of the polymer used in non-food bottles?
Task 5: Recycling of PET Bottles
1. PET plastics are coded with what number?
2. What post-consumer color fraction costs the most?
3. After processing, what are pure PET fragments called?
Task 6: Materials Recovery Facilities
1. What does a materials recovery facility do?
2. What is a “clean” MRF?
3. What percent of incoming materials are recovered as recyclables by a dirty MRF?
Task 7: Waste Management
1. What are the “3 R’s” of waste management?
2. What is “source reduction”?
3. What is the most traditional method of waste disposal?
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Assignment:
You are a Student Council President candidate who is running for the first time. You believe the environmental and health benefits of recycling
make it something that should be encouraged in the Clinton County Schools. You are running on a "Green" platform and plan to make the Clinton
County Middle School the county's recycling leader.
Write a speech to be used as a two minute television commercial to explain your recycling plan and how each student in the school will benefit.
NOTE: Your speech must include:
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Why recycling is important to everyone in your school.
Your school plan for Reducing, Reusing & Recycling.
Scoring Rubric for "GREEN" Speech
4 State your "Green" platform by completely explaining:
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Why recycling is important to everyone in the school
Your school plan for Reducing, Reusing & Recycling.
3 State you "Green" platform by mostly explaining:
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Why recycling is important to everyone in the school
Your school plan for Reducing, Reusing & Recycling
2 State your "Green" platform by partially explaining:
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Why recycling is important to everyone in the school
Your school plan for Reducing, Reusing & Recycling
1 State your "Green" platform by barely explaining:
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Why recycling is important to everyone in the school
Your school plan for Reducing, Reusing & Recycling
My “Green” Speech