Talking rubbish!Making Sense

What is rubbish?

What happens to our rubbish?

Stinky!

We live here, lets keep it nice

• 502,000 tonnes of household rubbish is thrown away by Hertfordshire residents each year.

• Landfill space is running out.

• Where do we put the rubbish when landfill is FULL?

Time is running out........

Don’t turn Hertfordshire into a waste ground

The 4 R’s

REDUCEMake less waste in the first place

• Use a reusable drinks bottlefor your lunch box

• Buy rechargeable batteriesinstead of disposable

• Buy less packaged food

RE-USEUse something again

• Cut up birthday cards to make new cards and labels

• Use both sides of the paper

• Turn CD’s into drinks coasters

• Reuse yoghurt pots as plant pots

• Turn wellie boots into planters

• Make a dress out of ties

• Reusable bags

RE-USE

RECYCLETurn it into something new!

Material Reclamation Facility (MRF)

What can it be turned into?

What can it be turned into?

What can it be turned into?

Compost it! In your green wheeled bin

• Garden waste• Cooked food waste• Uncooked food

waste• Cardboard

Throw it away! In your black wheeled bin or purple

sacks

• Anything you can’t reuse, repair or recycle

Remember the 4 R’s

Thank you for listening!

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