PRACTICE YOUR 3 R's:
Reduce, Reuse & Recycle

Our natural resources are the things that we take from the Earth to make all of the things that we need. When those things get worn out we throw them out, and they become garbage.

Did you know that we make 250 million tons of garbage each year! That's a lot of garbage!

People are helping to save our resources by practicing the 3 R's: reduce, reuse and recycle. You can help, too.

REDUCE

You can help by PRECYCLING. 1/3 of all garbage is packaging.

• Buy things that are in packages that can be recycled or are made of recycled materials.
• When you buy something small, say no thanks to a bag.

REUSE

Many things can be reused before you throw them out.

• Use coffee cans and cottage cheese containers for storage
• Use backs of paper or backs of used envelopes for jotting notes
• Put leftovers in resealable containers instead of using wraps and foil
• Use old clothes as rags for cleaning instead of paper towels
• Have a garage sale or donate clothes, books or toys that you don't use anymore

RECYCLE

Each year we use:

• 25 billion plastic containers
• 30 billion bottles & jars
• 65 billion aluminum cans
• 100 billion pounds of paper

Most communities recycle. Does yours?

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