In the Working Ahead
section in Modules
1, 2, and 3, you were informed to collect items to be recycled
and log a journal of these items. You were also instructed to select
either Module 2 or Module 3to
collect these items.
Your assignment in this
module is to submit your weeklong Recycling Journal, along with an analysis of
your recycling efforts and an examination of the recycling process.
Be sure to examine what
you have recycled in your chosen week and estimate how many grocery sacks of
material you recycled—try to estimate the size. Results showing who recycled
the most material will be posted by your facilitator in Module 5.
For this assignment,
complete the following:
Part 1
Review your Recycling
Journal for the week you selected. Write a report that covers the next two
parts of this assignment.
Part 2
Based on what you
identified as recyclable in one week and using this data, estimate how much
garbage your entire locality or city could prevent sending to the landfill.
Include the following:
·
What is the total population of
your community? You may use reliable Internet resources to identify this
information.
·
If everyone in your community
recycled as much trash as you did for one week, how much garbage could your
area recycle? To calculate this number, you can use your number and multiply it
by the number of people in your community.
·
How much trash could your
community save in a year? To calculate this number, multiply the weekly
estimate for your community by the number of weeks in a year.
·
Do you think your community
recycles enough? How can the US Government place more importance on recycling?
Part 3
Examine the process of
recycling. Include the following:
·
Explain how recycled material is
reused.
·
Describe what happens to recycled
cans, bottles, and newspapers after they go to the recycling bin.
·
Examine the impact you have on
creating renewed resources from these recycled items.
Support your statements
with appropriate examples and scholarly references.
