Curiosities

One

recycled glass bottle allows us to save the equivalent to the energy a 100 watts bulb consumes for 4 hours

Escola Secundria c\ 2 e 3 Ciclos Quinta das Flores

Five minutes to create a better school

With

5 recycled plastic bottles you can make a XL size t-shirt Each person produces about 500 kilograms of garbage a year
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By recycling, we will contribute to more durable and better living conditions in the world. So, that we all get a healthier way of living, let`s start recycling, if we do not do it yet, begin to do it!

tonne of recycled paper avoids the killing of 15/20 trees

A recycled product, a new life!

This work was done by students of 11th grade class A: Alexandra Carvalho, no 1 Beatriz Bento, no 4 Ins Teixeira, no 14 Miguel Oliveira, no 22

Recycling

What is recycling?
Recycling is transforming objects already used into new objects. In fact, the materials considered recyclable can never recover the original properties of the raw material, but they are transformed into a mass, which at the end of the process results in a material with equivalent characteristics.

Separation rules

First remove all the contents from the packaging. Whenever possible, flatten it so that it will take up less space in drop-off containers; Second rinse out some packaging to prevent odours or to avoid contaminating the material already deposited, though it isnt required to wash it;

After all, this does not invalidate the importance of carrying out recycling, given the benefits to the environment, especially nowadays. But it is only achieved through the proper use of containers and recycling centre.

Consequently, recycling cannot be done indefinitely, assuming that some of the physical properties of materials are being minimized at each recycling process.

Third place the materials in drop-off containers, one by one, and not in closed bags. Dont forget to put the bag you used to carry the used packaging in the recycling dropoff container too. Put it in the yellow one if its plastic or the blue one if its paper.

Note: Its very important to remove the corks and caps when they are made from other materials, different packaging.