Let's recycle paper

Step 1: To recycle paper, you need to save several pieces of scrap paper.

Step 2: Next tear or cut the scrap paper into small pieces. Put these small pieces of paper in large buckets.
You can add color to your project by tearing up brightly colored construction paper and adding it to the torn scrap paper. In our project, we added red construction paper to half of the torn scrap paper and left the other half white.

Step 3: After the paper is torn into small pieces and placed in large buckets, mix about one gallon of warm water and one tablespoon of bleach together.
You also need a blender and lots of newspapers.

Step 4: Now add the warm water to the torn paper. Add enough water to cover the paper completely. Let it soak at least one half hour.

Step 5: Next, place about one cup of soaked paper into the blender. Add two more cups of bleach water into the blender, too. Blend this paper and water mixture on high. If it doesn't blend easily, you need to add more water to the blender.
This is how slurry is created.
Pour the slurry into another bucket and repeat this process until all of the paper has been blended.

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

OMG Miley support the recycling!!

Oh, can you take care of her

Oh, maybe you can spare her.

Several movements of your consideration

Leading up to the final destination.

Oh, the earth is calling out I wanna learn what its all about

But everything i reads Global Warming, Going Green.

I don't know what all this means

But it seems to be saying.

[chorus] Wake up America! We're all in this together

It's our home, so lets take care of it.

You know that you want to

You know that you got to Wake up America!

Tomorrow becomes a new day

And everything you do matters

Yeah, everythign you do matters in some way.

Stand up, I'll try if you will

Wake up, It's not a fire drill All she needs is a little attention

Can you give her a little attention??

Oh, its easy to look away But it gets harder day-by-day.

Cause everything i read's Global Warming, Going Green

I dont know what all this mean But it seems to be saying.

[chorus]

I know that you dont want to hear this

Especially coming from someone so young

But in the backseat they want to hear it.

So come on... TURN IT UP, TURN IT UP, TURN IT UP

Production of Green Energy From Municipal Waste

Energy from municipal waste is possible using a waste to energy plant. These power plants practice municipal waste management, and use various methods to turn municipal solid waste into renewable green energy. This can be done by different methods, including incineration, gasification, pyrolysis, and anaerobic digestion. Waste to energy plants take waste, which Americans create in enormous amounts, and create a renewable energy source that is not harmful to the environment. Municipal waste management has become even more important because many of the landfills in America are becoming full, and a number of them have already closed. Traditional landfilling methods involve dumping municipal solid waste into pits in the landfill, and then burying the waste. This is not effective municipal waste management, because the decomposing waste emits greenhouse gases and biogas, mainly in the form of methane gas. It can take years or even decades for this waste to decompose completely.

Some municipal waste to energy plants take out any recyclable materials, and then send the municipal solid waste through an incinerator, which creates heat that makes steam and turns the steam turbine. This process produces energy from municipal waste in the form of electricity. Biogas can be created and used for the generation of energy using a few different methods. Anaerobic digestion waste to energy facilities use chambers that are oxygen deprived, to speed up the process of decomposition and create a high amount of biogas, which is captured and can be cleaned and sold as a profitable byproduct. Pyrolysis uses heat from a source that is supplied externally to speed up decomposition of the organic matter, and to speed up the production of biogas, which is collected. Gasification is another municipal waste management method used in some waste to energy plants. This waste to energy process converts biomass into synthesis gas. This gas can be used to create electricity, heat, or it may be processed further for other byproducts which can be sold for a profit. Gasification is thermally self sustaining, so no external heat source is needed. If gasification and pyrolysis occur simultaneously, the heat produced during gasification can fuel the external heat needed for pyrolysis.

A waste to energy plant provides many benefits to the local community. Municipal solid waste requires municipal waste management methods and processes. Throwing waste into traditional landfills does not work, and is not a viable option. Municipal waste management can become a renewable energy source that is green and provides benefits to the community. Municipal solid waste will be created, regardless of whether this waste is used in waste to energy programs or not. The garbage barge that sailed with no place to go is proof that traditional municipal waste management programs do not work. Waste to energy plants can eliminate municipal solid waste in an effective way, while generating much needed power at the same time. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is another example of all the municipal solid waste that is discarded instead of used to provide clean energy. Energy from municipal waste takes care of two problems, garbage and energy needs, at the same time. This is the most efficient and cost effective way to manage municipal solid waste. The environmental benefits of waste to energy plants have been shown, because all greenhouse gas emissions are captured and not released into the air. There is no pollutants released or carbon emissions to speed up global warming, and waste to energy plants can be very cost efficient. Municipal solid waste pays not only in collection fees but also in the production of byproducts which can be sold for a profit.

why is recycling important?

The main reasons why we should all recycle more are shown below:

*Energy Saving
*Material Conservation
*Reduction Of Rubbish In Landfills
*Helping The Environment

Energy saving is important if we are to reduce the future effects of global warming. If we recycle one aluminium can, we are able to save enough energy to run a TV for around 3 hours. This will obviously depend on the energy consumption of your TV, but it gives you a great idea as to just how much energy can be saved during the process of recycling products.

Conservation is becoming an increasingly important recycling issue. It is estimated that (in the U.S.A) around 40 million newspapers are cut down each day, resulting in the equivalent of around half a million trees ending up in landfills each and every week.

The reduction of landfills is important for cleaning up the environment, and giving land back to nature. The above information for conservation shows how much waste is sent to landfills in one week, just down to one product (the everyday newspaper).

We are able to help the environment by recycling in a number of ways. It is important that we recycle to achieve a reduction of not only existing landfills, but any future landfill developments which may be needed as a result of over capacity. We can also help the environment through conservation, as the reduction in deforestation saves the environment and the wildlife in these areas.

how to Recycling?

Reusable Items

Carrier bags and twist ties: Carrier bags can be reused in the shops or as bin bags around the house. Paper bags make useful wrapping paper and twist ties can be used to secure loose items together, such as computer wires.

Envelopes: By sticking labels over the address you can reuse envelopes. Alternatively, old envelopes can be used as scrap paper to make notes on.

Jars and pots: By cleaning glass jars and small pots, you can use them as small containers to store odds and ends.

Newspaper: cardboard and bubble wrap Make useful packing material when moving house or to store items.

Old clothes: can be made into other textile items such as cushion covers or teapot cosies.

Packaging: Such as foil and egg cartons can be donated to schools and nurseries, where they can be use in art and craft projects.

Scrap paper: Can be used to make notes and sketches. Don't forget to recycle it when you no longer need it.

Tyres: Old tyres can be given to your local petrol station where they will be recycled. Or you could make a tyre-swing by tying a strong rope around a tyre and attaching it to a tree.

Used wood: Can be used in woodcrafts for making objects such as a spice rack or a bird table. Alternatively it could be used as firewood.

Useful Tips

Old Electrical Equipment: Donate old electrical equipment to schools or community centers so that others can reuse them.

Donate Old Clothes and Books: Other people can reuse your unwanted clothes and books when you donate them to charity shops.

Car-boot Sale Have a car-boot sale and get rid of some unwanted items. Other people may find a use for them, plus it gives you the opportunity to earn some extra cash.

Rechargeable Batteries: Rechargeable batteries can be reused many times before they need throwing away, opposed to regular batteries that create unnecessary waste.

Build a Compost Bin: You can reuse many waste items, such as eggshells and old tea bags, using a compost bin. This waste then degrades and turns into compost that can be used to help your garden grow.

Grass Cycling: After mowing your lawn, instead of throwing the grass cuttings away, leave them in your garden. The nutrients from the cuttings go back into the soil and act as a fertiliser.

Care your planet

Preventing Global Warming Steps

Step 1: Minimize Drafts In Your Home

One of the simplest and easiest ways to prevent global warming is to make sure all your windows and doors are draft free. Small gaps in your windows and doors can cause you to consume a lot more energy than you really need to in order to heat and cool your home. To make your home free from drafts wait until a cold day, then hold your hand along the edges of your doors and windows feeling for cold air. If you detect drafts, buy weather stripping from your local hardware store and install it wherever it is needed.

Step 2: Reduce Wasted Electricity

When you eliminate phantom loads, you save a lot more electricity- and CO2 emissions- than you might imagine. A phantom load is caused when an electrical appliance draws electricity when it isn't in use. Amazingly, about 11% of residential electricity consumption is used by "phantom loads." For example, your DVD player has an electrically lighted display that stays on even when you turn the power off. An easy way you can eliminate these phantom loads is to plug your computers, printers, scanners, DVD players, televisions, etc. into multi-plug electrical surge protectors. Then, with one flick of the switch, you can make sure that the appliances plugged into your surge protectors are drawing no electricity at all.

Step 3: Use more efficient light bulbs

If every American household replaced just one incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent one, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists, then over the life of the bulbs 90 billion pounds of carbon dioxide emissions would be prevented from going into the atmosphere. This is like taking 6.3 million cars off the road!

Step 4: Turn Down Your Water Heater.

Just a 10° F reduction on your water heater thermostat can reduce 3% to 5% of your total energy consumption. Most of us have our hot water heaters turned up far too high. You'll have plenty of hot water if you set your water heater between 110-120°F.