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Recycling for Kids | Learn how to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

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How I Fit 5 Years of My Trash In This Jar

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How I Fit 5 Years of My Trash In This Jar

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How I Fit 5 Years of My Trash In This Jar | Goodful

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This School in New York is Going Zero Waste

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This School in New York is Going Zero Waste

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This School in New York is Going Zero Waste

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How Much Does New York Actually Recycle?

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How Much Does New York Actually Recycle?

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How Much Does New York Actually Recycle? - NYC Revealed

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'Zero-Waste' Grocery Store Opens in New York City

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'Zero-Waste' Grocery Store Opens in New York City

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'Zero-Waste' Grocery Store Opens in New York City | NBC New York

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Kids Environment Kids Health - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Three great ways YOU can eliminate waste and protect your environment!

Waste, and how we choose to handle it, affects our world's environment-that's YOUR environment. The environment is everything around you including the air, water, land, plants, and man-made things. And since by now you probably know that you need a healthy environment for your own health and happiness, you can understand why effective waste management is so important to YOU and everyone else. The waste we create has to be carefully controlled to be sure that it does not harm your environment and your health.

What exactly is "waste?"

Waste is anything we throw away or get rid of, that doesn't get used.

How can you help?

You can help by learning about and practicing the three R's of waste management: Reduce, reuse, and recycle! Practicing all three of these activities every day is not only important for a healthy environment, but it can also be fun too. So let's take a minute right now to learn more about waste and waste management, so you can become a key player in making our world a safe and healthy place.

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Hazardous waste and chemicals are harmful to human health. They contain dangerous chemicals and can be a liquid, solid, or gas. Some of them can be found in your house or around you. Learn more about hazardous wastes.

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Waste, and how we choose to handle it, affects our world's environment-that's YOUR environment. The environment is everything around you including the air, water, land, plants, and man-made things.

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There are lots of ways we can look after our planet. Three great ways are 'the three Rs': Reduce! Reuse! R ecycle! We throw away too many things and make too much rubbish. Lots of the things we throw in the bin take thousands of years to go away.

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What really happens to the plastic you throw away

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What really happens to the plastic you throw away

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What really happens to the plastic you throw away - Emma Bryce

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How Garbage Is Recycled At The US' Largest Recycling Facility

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How Garbage Is Recycled At The US' Largest Recycling Facility

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How Garbage Is Recycled At The US' Largest Recycling Facility

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What is Zero Waste?

Think of Zero Waste as a goal to always being 'Waste Conscious'. Becoming aware of the waste that we create, combined with the conscious effort to reduce it, is an empowering step to the reduction of overall waste in our communities. By moving 'Toward Zero Waste' together, we can decrease landfill space, our carbon footprint on the Earth, and have a positive effect on the environment and our future.

Why is it Helpful?

Zero waste conserves natural resources and materials along with reducing pollution from extraction, manufacturing, and disposal. Moving toward zero waste can also help establish a community as everyone can work together to accomplish a goal.

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Your Content Goes Here This page was created by a local student and Girl Scout as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award! Helpful information and tips for kids to move Toward Zero Waste. Jump to a section

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The systems and practices that make up one of the most important ways to fight climate change.