Cool Earth: Trash-in
Check out these curious facts to learn more about recycling effects on global warming.
And remember you are cooler when you are smarter
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Fact#1
Recycling is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products!
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Fact#2
Recycling reduces global warming by reducing the energy required to create new products.
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Fact#3
It takes 95% less energy to make aluminium cans from recycled scraps
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Fact#6
Less common materials that can be recycled
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Organic waste (food)
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Electronic devices
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Batteries
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Clothes
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Fact#8
Recycling 1 ton of paper can save 17 trees from being cut down
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Fact#9
Types of paper that can be recycled:
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Copy paper
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Newspaper
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Packaging (cardboard)
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Contaminated paper