THE 3 Rs

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO REDUCE,

REUSE AND RECYCLE?

You know that when we buy

manufactured materials, we
produce lots of waste.

We also take many natural

resources to make these
manufactured materials.These
natural resources will eventually
run out!

So that is so important to follow three simple rules

What can we do to REDUCE?

1. Buy products
with no or little
packaging.

2. Put the
packaging in
the correct
recycling bin

What can we do to REUSE?

Reuse means to use materials again and again. We can reuse:

What can we do to RECYCLE?

Recycle means to make

something new from
something we have used.

We can recycle paper and cardboard,

so we dont have to cut too many trees.

We can also recycle tyres. This way, we wont

cut out too many trees.

We can recycle glass bottles to

make new ones.

We can recycle electrical appliances, cars, metals, etc.

so we wont need to waste more natural materials.

Remember not to
throw plastic bags
to the seas or
oceans. They look
like jellyfish and
plastic is really
dangerous for me!

Shared Reading :
Day 1:
It is important to protect the environment, not just now but for the future.
Everyone needs to be responsible for looking after the environment we
live in. You can make a difference if you follow some of these simple
ideas. The 3 Rs are a great way to protect the environment. Do you
know what the 3Rs are? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Do you know what Reduce means? It means you should make less
rubbish and throw less away. Here are some ideas to help you reduce the
amount of rubbish you make:
Buy only the things you need
Buy containers that can be recycled or reused
Sell or give away things you dont need
Buy household cleaners which can do lots of jobs
Look for things with less packaging

Fill in the missing words :

ideas

live

reduce

make

buy

environment

give

throw

protect

you

containers

lots

protect

It is important to ___________ the environment, not just now but for the future. Everyone needs

live
to be responsible for looking after the environment we _________
in. You can make a
difference if _________
some of these simple ideas. The 3 Rs are a great way to protect the
you
____________. Do you know what the 3Rs are? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
environment

make less rubbish and

Do you know what Reduce means? It means you should __________
________
help you the amount of rubbish you make:
throw less away. Here are some ___________to
ideas
_____________only the things you need

Buy

Buy

___________ that can be recycled or reused

containers

Sell or _________
give away things you dont need

lots
Buy household cleaners which can do __________of
jobs
Look for things with less packaging

Day 2:
Now you know how to Reduce, how can you Reuse? To Reuse
something, you have to find another use for it. Here are some
ways you can Reuse:
Plastic carrier bags can be reused as rubbish bags or for
carrying shopping
Papercan be reused for notes and scrap paper. Remember
to Recycle when you have finished
Jars and pots can be reused for storage of small items or
food like rice, sugar, buttons Packaging such as foil or egg
cartons can be reused for art and craft projects
Use rechargeable batteries when you can instead of the ones
which you throw away after one use

VOCABULARY :

REDUCE

REUSE

Reduce means to
make less rubbish
and throw away less.

Reuse means to use

materials again and
again.

How?

How?

RECYCLE

Recycle means to
make something
new from
something we
have used.
How?

REUSE

Reuse means to use materials

again and again.
How?
Plastic carrier bags can be reused as rubbish bags or for
carrying shopping
Papercan be reused for notes and scrap paper.
Remember to Recycle when you have finished
Use rechargeable batteries when you can instead of the
ones which you throw away after one use
Jars and pots can be reused for storage of small items or
food like rice, sugar, buttons Packaging such as foil or egg
cartons can be reused for art and craft projects

Day 3:
Recycle. We all know this word, but do you know what it
means? When we Recycle, we dont throw away glass, plastic,
aluminium or paper. We save things made from these materials
and send them away to be made into something new. We can
even Recycle our own paper! Here are some ways we can
Recycle:
Save glass, card, paper, plastic, aluminium, metal
Recycle some furniture, electronic equipment, building
materials and vehicles
Buy things which have been made from recycled materials
Buy things which are easy to recycle or packaged in easily
recycled containers e.g. plastic, bottles, tins
Keep a recycling bin in your home to remind you to recycle

REDUCE

Recycle means to make something new from

something we have used.
How?
Buy only the things you need
Buy containers that can be recycled or reused
Sell or give away things you dont need
Buy household cleaners which can do lots of jobs

RECYCLE

Recycle means to make something new from something

we have used.
How?
Save glass, card, paper, plastic, aluminium, metal
Recycle some furniture, electronic equipment, building materials
and vehicles
Buy things which are easy to recycle or packaged in easily
recycled containers e.g. plastic, bottles, tins
Keep a recycling bin in your home to remind you to recycle
Buy things which have been made from recycled materials

Day 4:
So:
What we do with our rubbish can be good or bad for the
environment. The environment is the air, water, land,
plants, and man-made things. You need a clean
environment or you might get sick. You need to do your
best to reduce, reuse and recycle.