Transcript What is recycling - OŠ Vižmarje Brod

Waste Sorting &
Recycling in Slovenia
by Slovenian Comenius group
Slovenian households “produce” more than 600.000 tons of
rubbish every year.
Public holding SNAGA has been encouraging
inhabitants of Ljubljana to sort waste for many years
now. It has published and dissemnated many leaflets,
here is one of them:
Public holding SNAGA enables the inhabitants of
Ljubljana to sort:
• Waste paper, glass and packaging
• Biological waste
• Dangerous waste
• Waste electrical and electronic equipment
• Special waste
According to SNAGA the results of sorting aren't satisfactory.
It‘s fact that people can‘t change their habits over night.
Reycling companies in Slovenia
• Snaga zbrane odpadke preda pooblaščenim podjetjem, ki poskrbijo
za njihovo predelavo. V Sloveniji je registriranih 31 podjetij za
zbiranje papirja in stekla, 30 za zbiranje plastike in kovine, 28 za
zbiranje baterij in akumulatorjev ter prav tako 28 za zbiranje
bioloških in kuhinjskih odpadkov. Kar zadeva podjetja za predelavo
odpadkov, se jih osem ukvarja s predelavo papirja, eden s predelavo
stekla, šest s predelavo bioloških kuhinjskih odpadkov, trije s
predelavo plastike, dva pa s predelavo kovin.
Each of us can contribute to recycling waste. One bir step is
to sort waste at home, at school and in public places.
Vižmarje Brod Primary school is an ECO school. We have
been sorting waste for many years now. Every classroom is
equipped with 3 waste baskets, for:
• Paper
• Packaging
• Other leftovers
At Vižmarje Brod Primary School we have beenv also
collecting and sorting:
• Waste cartridges and tonners
• Waste batteries (they belong to dangerous waste)
• Waste cans
What is recycling ?
Recycling is sort of like exercising: we all know we should do it, but not all of us do it
as often as we should—and some of us don’t do it at all.
Many people ask themselves: “Would be any easier for Earth if only one people more
would recyle?” Well, the answer is yes. Every peacuse of paper would save trees,
but scientists are not sure, that people would belive in that.
Recycling is the conversion of waste products into new materials, such as
waste paper which can be converted into new paper goods.
Recycling is a key component of modern waste management and is the
third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy.
We can only say a product has been recycled when
it has been bought and used again.
Recycling process
Step 1. Collection and Processing
Collecting recyclables varies from community to community, but there are four primary
methods: curbside, drop-off centers, buy-back centers, and deposit/refund programs.
Step 2. Manufacturing
Once cleaned and separated, the recyclables are ready to undergo the second part of the
recycling loop.
Step 3. Buying Recycled Products
Buying recycled products completes the recycling loop.
Recycling symbols
What can we recycle?
Why everyone should recycle?
• Recycling cuts back on global warming.
• It keeps our landfills from overflowing.
• Recycling gives us some hope for this bleak scenario.
• It improves the quality of our groundwater.
• It reduces air pollution.
What can I do?
What is stopping recycling?
The goverment thinks that recycling
isn’t so important so they put more
of their attention to other things.
One of the main reasons, that people
don’t recycle is, that they don’t have
special containers in their neighbourhod.
Recycling is normally voluntary. Over all recycling
rates higher than 10-15% are rarely achieved using
this system.
Our conclusions
We should act right NOW. Scientists say, that we are the last generation that
has opprotunity, to save the Earth.
People will not change their habits over night. Therefore it is necessary we teach kids
the importance of recycling.
You saw many interesting tips, how to recycle, in this presentation. So, get to work!
We aren’t allowed to miss that opprotunity to save our only home planet.