Recycling is the reuse of materials that would otherwise be considered waste. Recycled materials can be derived from pre-consumer waste (materials used in manufacturing) or post-consumer waste (materials discarded by the consumer).

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magazine articles: Recycling - a way of life: a few kilometres outside Maputo, Mozambique, is a strange and beautiful house. “Who lives there?” people always wonder. “Must be somebody interesting”. Read more

Record, recharge, reuse, recycle, recover: The “green” movement puts a lot of emphasis on the importance of individual consumer choices to change our society and make it more environmentally friendly. Read more

word game: Place the different recyclable items in the different recycling bins. Play game

poem: When Greenville Turned Brown
A small town called Greenville was a nice place to live,
With forests and ponds, it had lots to give.
The people were happy in this little town,
Until something happened and Greenville turned brown.
Read poem

cartoon: "Quiet! You're talking rubbish again!" See cartoon
"You'll pick it up as you go along!" See cartoon

trivia: Number: 5,289: the number of nappies (diapers) that the average two-year-old Canadian baby has used. (Source: The Diaper Club pamphlet, Trademark of Knowaste Technologies) See more Recycling trivia

poll: Is there enough recycling done where you live? See poll results

links

United Nations World Environment Day
Wikipedia: recycling
Glossary of recycling
10 things you can do to help the planet
Waste Watch: recycle zone

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