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What can you do to help solve our trash problem?
What can you do to help solve our trash problem?
3rd graders in TEXAS have been challenged to identify ways to conserve our Earth's natural resources by "upcycling" trash into useful products.
3rd graders in TEXAS have been challenged to identify ways to conserve our Earth's natural resources by "upcycling" trash into useful products.
What treasures can you make from trash?
What treasures can you make from trash?
WHY?
WHY?
Every year, more than 14 billion pounds (6 billion kilograms) of garbage is dumped into the world's ocean. Most of it is plastic that is toxic to marine life.
Every year, more than 14 billion pounds (6 billion kilograms) of garbage is dumped into the world's ocean. Most of it is plastic that is toxic to marine life.
Landfills are among the biggest contributors to soil pollution. About 80% of the items buried in landfills could be recycled.
Landfills are among the biggest contributors to soil pollution. About 80% of the items buried in landfills could be recycled.
Americans make up about 5% of the world´s population but produce as much as 30% of the world´s waste and use about a quarter of the world´s natural resources.
Americans make up about 5% of the world´s population but produce as much as 30% of the world´s waste and use about a quarter of the world´s natural resources.
The products and materials we use from day to day are made from Earth's natural resources. A natural resource is something that is found in nature and can be used by people. Earth’s natural resources include light, air, water, plants, animals, soil, stone, minerals, and fossil fuels. People need some natural resources to stay alive. They use others to make their lives better.
Natural resources from the Earth fall into three categories: renewable, non-renewable and inexhaustible.
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