Turning one products useful parts into another product What is
recycling? In the Western world, approximately 50 percent of the
trash in landfills could be recycled Recycling one glass bottle
saves enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours
Americans use 4 million plastic bottles every hour Around 200
B.C. the Chinese used fishing nets to create the world’s very
first piece of recycled paper 75% of a tree harvested for paper
does not end up as a paper product Glass never wears out- it can
be recycled forever There are four main reasons we use
packaging: To preserve food To contain objects so they can be
transported safely To describe and identify the contents so that
customers know what they are buying To protect the contents so
that when they arrive, they are not damaged What is Packaging?
Buy packaging that can be recycled Look for packaging made from
recycled material Buy products that are packaged in a way that
best suits how they are going to be used so that you don’t use
more packaging then n