+ dana f., ashley s., and marvin p. political and economic issues period 4-6 reducereuse recycle...
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Dana F., Ashley S., and Marvin P.Political and Economic Issues Period 4-6
REDUCE REUSE
RECYCLE
Recycling in MNHS
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+Why is does recycling matter to the planet?
Recycling prevents materials such as plastic, paper, glass, and others from being put into landfills In landfills, a plastic water bottle can take up to 450 years to
decompose completely If recycled, materials such as these plastic bottles can be melted
down and made into new products, saving the plastic water bottles from sitting in a landfill for many years, and conserving resources by using once-used materials to make new products
This is good because there is no “away” – landfills will eventually fill up, and we will have nowhere to put our trash anymore
This also saves resources, and allows producers to spend less and waste less on excavating new resources and using them for products
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+Why does recycling matter to MNHS? Recycling is much better for the earth than simply
throwing away recyclables – recycling at MNHS would give the school a better reputation
Recycling has shown through extensive cost analyses by various local school districts to be cheaper than just throwing away recyclables
If MNHS encourages students to recycle at school, they also encourage to follow the same practices at home
As a large group faculty, staff, and students it is our duty as citizens of the community and as citizens of the planet to keep it as clean and healthy as possible
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+Why some oppose recycling..
Many people oppose recycling because they think it is too much effort
They think it is too costly
Some think it isn’t worth it – they think that only reducing and reusing materials are viable methods of resource conservation
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+..And why they shouldn’t
Recycling requires an extremely minimal amount of effort – the recyclable materials only have to be put in a separate recycling container, instead of the trash can
Since it lowers the amount of trash that needs to be taken away by garbage services, recycling is usually significantly cheaper than just throwing everything away – especially in conjunction with reusing and reducing materials
Though we should definitely try to reduce or reuse materials before we recycle them, recycling is still better for the planet than landfilling those materials In recycling, materials are sorted and eventually become a new
product, saving the materials from sitting in a landfill, and also saving producers from having to find as much material to make products with – therefore, less of these materials are wasted
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+Recycling is important!
Recycling (as well as reducing and reusing) should be important in our school and in our community. Though we have the choice whether or not do these things to as individuals, as citizens, we need to make a decision to reduce, reuse, and recycle to help to maintain our standard of living. These activities help keep our community and our as clean and healthy as possible, and generally promote the common good of society and our planet. Therefore, as a school especially, we need to implement a new policy that helps us to take steps towards achieving the healthier that we envision.
100% OF LOCAL
HIGH SCHOOLS
SURVEYED
ALREADY DO!100% of local high schools
surveyed already do!
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+MNHS and Recycling
Marple Newtown currently only recycles cardboard
This means that hundreds of recyclable plastic bottles and hundreds of pounds of recyclable paper are put into landfills by Marple Newtown High School each year alone
If every student in MNHS bought and threw away an empty plastic bottle every school day, we would throw away around 216,000 plastic bottles a year.
That would be approximately 9,125 pounds of plastic bottles put into landfills each year by Marple Newtown students alone.
So in a student’s four-year high school career, they will have seen at least 864,000 plastic bottles be thrown away into landfills – aka 18.25 tons of plastic bottles thrown away exclusively by students in Marple Newtown High School.
*assuming one empty plastic bottle ≈ 18.9 grams
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+Our Plan For MNHS, we propose that we not only initiate a
recycling program – but a general “green” program regarding materials such as paper and plastic This would include reducing, reusing, and recycling
materials within our school
Organize educational assemblies and seminars to educate the staff and students of Marple Newtown about the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling materials
Aid the school in saving money on trash removal, as well as gaining a better, more earth-conscious reputation that could even possibly make the school eligible for related grants and awards
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+Executing the Plan
Encourage reuse of materials by selling aluminum water bottles, and setting up a fountain drink-type system instead of selling drinks by the bottle) as a greener alternative to plastic-bottled drinks In addition, since this would be a cheaper way for the
school to provide drinks, they would be able to pay less for the refreshments that they buy, charge the students less, and likely still make a considerable profit
Reduce paper waste by gearing MNHS in a more technologically advanced direction – more computer use and digital school work, less assignments on paper
Recycle all excess materials such as paper, bottles, etc. that can not be reused otherwise
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+MNHS is ready for a “green” program!
The proposed plan would not only save the school money, but would help the students save money as well
It would give the people of MNHS a better understanding of our world and how we can make it a healthier place – and the students and staff of are eager to participate!
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%of Marple Newtown Senior High
students surveyed said that they would gladly recycle in school if they could.
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