Recycling Primer: Getting Back to Basics.

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ERIC Number: ED314257

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1988-Oct

Pages: 33

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Recycling Primer: Getting Back to Basics.

Connecticut State Dept. of Environmental Protection, Hartford.; Connecticut Citizen Action Group.

The disposal of garbage is a complex issue. Four strategies have been developed to attack the problem. They deal with: (1) waste reduction; (2) recycling; (3) energy recovery; and (4) land filling. This handbook emphasizes recycling as a method of handling the problem of dealing with solid wastes. Included are a list of the categories and uses of recyclable materials, a list of non-hazardous household substitutes, a discussion of composting, and a glossary of terms commonly used in recycling. Also discussed are policy development, community involvement, and the benefits of recycling. (CW)

Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Hazardous Materials, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Natural Resources, Recycling, Solid Wastes, Waste Disposal

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner

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Language: English

Sponsor: Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Connecticut State Office of Policy and Management, Hartford.

Authoring Institution: Connecticut State Dept. of Environmental Protection, Hartford.; Connecticut Citizen Action Group.

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