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Introduction:
In this lesson, you learned about how you can protect the environment by conserving resources and reducing waste. One way to reduce the amount of waste you produce is to recycle different kinds of materials. At this Web site you can learn more about the things Americans throw away and the benefits of recycling.

Links to Explore:
Thomas Recycling Facts and Statistics
http://www.thomasrecycling.com/facts.html

Directions:

• Click on the link and read the recycling statistics.
• When you have finished, answer the following questions:

1			What are the three largest categories of municipal solid waste?
2			What percentage of the energy needed to make aluminum from bauxite ore can be saved by recycling aluminum cans?
3			What is lightweighting?
4			How many times can glass be recycled?
5			What total weight of resources can be saved for every ton of glass that is recycled?
6			How many times can Styrofoam be recycled?