APES- Recycle City Website: www.epa.gov/recyclecity Recycle City is divided into 4 q adrants- all o! t"e parts o!

t"e city are clic#able$ %o will need to e&plore t"e city to co'plete t"is q est. (. )a'e ways t"at eac" o! t"ese ite's can be re sed* instead o! t"rowing t"e' away. + Cardboard bo& : packaging material, paper bags, reusing the boxes to put stuff in, kids toys, dirty laundry. + Plastic ,il# Carton : Water jug, pipes, a scooper for kids. + -lass .ar : Sore leftovers like buttons, nuts, candies. Candle holder, vase, bottle for drinks. + )ewspaper : wrapping paper, crafts. /0 W"ere in Recycle City can yo get in!or'ation on w"at to do wit" le!tover cleaning prod cts1 W"y is it i'portant t"at we not t"row c"e'icals into t"e reg lar tras"1 In ecycle Cities ecycle City !a"ardous Waste Center. It#s important to not simply throw chemicals away because they could be very toxic to the soil and seep through releasing toxic gases or sometimes these chemicals can explode if combined. 20 3isit so'e "o ses in Recycle City. ,a#e a list o! 4 "a4ardo s wastes t"at can be !o nd in t"ose "o'es. 5 Weed killer 5 $mmonia cleaners 5 Chlorine bleach 5 $ntifree"e 40 Cr ise aro nd Recycle City and write down / tips yo can sed to red ce poll tion and waste t"at co'e !ro' cars. %. &etting regular tune ups, things that need regular maintenance include air filters, oil, oil filters, vacuum and coolant hoses, spark plugs, oxygen sensors, and emission systems. '. ecycle used oil, oil from just one oil change is enough to contaminate one million gallons of fresh water 60 -as stations aren7t 8 st places to !ill p t"e tan#. Can yo !ind / t"ings t"at S"aq at t"e Recycle City -as Station does to "elp t"e environ'ent1 %. (on#t overfill or spill, going past the pump#s cutoff increases the chance of spilling gas and releasing harmful gas vapors. '. )se the right octane level, making fuels with higher octane uses more crude oil than lower* octane gas plus addition of toxic chemicals. 90 :denti!y / recycling activities t"at Recycle City st dents se to "elp raise 'oney !or class pro8ects. %. +aper ecycling drive. ,or every ton of paper they recycle, the students save %- trees from being cut down to make new paper. '. Collecting old sneakers and sending them to a sneaker maker so the rubber can be removed and melted down for reuse.

;0 )a'e 4 car parts t"at can be re- sed rat"er t"an t"rown away. .ires, doors, bumpers, seats <0 =ind 2 places in Recycle City w"ere boo#s are resold or re sed. ecycle City Cafe and used bookstore, community warehouse and the school library. >0 ?arlin ?a44ard o! t"e Recycle City ?a4ardo s Waste Center wants to "ire yo as "is assistant 'anager. @e!ore yo can accept* yo ' st na'e 4 c"aracteristics t"at 'a#e "a4ardo s waste "a4ardo s. If its ignitable, reactive, corrosive and toxic. (A0 %o "ave been "ired to b ild a land!ill !or a neig"bor"ood co'' nity. Bse Recycle City7s land!ill to "elp yo . W"at are t"e 6 layers t"at a land!ill needs to be sa!e1 .he bottom layer next to the earth is made of at least two feet of clay . /ext is a layer of strong, flexible, very thick plastic, called high density polyethylene 0!(+12. $ one foot layer of gravel with pipes has to run through it, above the gravel is a layer of very tough fabric, called geotextile fabric, to protect the gravel layer and pipes, the top layer of compacted soil is there to separate the entire liner system from the waste and to protect the liner form being damaged by the waste. ((0 ?ow can yo r !a'ily c t down on t"e a'o nt o! 8 n# 'ail yo receive at "o'e1 We can call the companies that continue to send us junk main and ask if they would stop. (/0 )a'e 2 places in Recycle City yo can !ind sed tires. Coo# care! lly. Sha3#s gas station, ecycle City School +layground, and 4oe 5oshino#s $uto Wreakers. (20 Coo# at so'e b sinesses in Recycle City. Cist / t"ings b sinesses can do to red ce t"e a'o nt o! waster. %. +romote using mugs so if a customer buys a mug they will only have to pay half of the amount for coffee. '. educe packaging for products. (40 W"at are co'post bins1 )a'e / places in Recycle City w"ere yo can !ind a co'post bin. Compost bins is a bin that holds organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as fertili"er and sol amendment. %. ecycle City School '. Savemor#s house Play t"e D 'ptown -a'e- Clic# on t"e lin# on t"e road sign t"at says* ED 'ptown -a'e.F Care! lly read t"e instr ctions be!ore playing t"e ga'e. G"e overall idea is t"at yo start wit" a d 'py* dirty city* and yo will start recycling progra's t"at will i'prove yo r city.

(60 %o r goal is to red ce t"e a'o nt o! paper going into t"e land!ill* w"ile spending as little 'oney as possible. Deter'ine w"at co'bination o! progra's will ca se t"e greatest e!!ect !or t"e least cost. Ga#e notes: .he cheapest is to pay as you throw6 paper, cardboard, glass 7usiness reycling6 paper, steel, plastic, aluminum !ome recycling6 paper, glass, steel (90 W"at co'bination o! progra's did yo se1 C"ec# t"e bar grap"* "ow 'any tons o! paper and cardboard did yo end p wit"1 ?ow ' c" did it cost1 I used pay as you throw and ended up with 89 tons of paper and cardboard waste which altogether cost me :%;,<;; (;0 )ow try to red ce t"e overall waste in t"e city. %o cannot spend 'ore t"an H/AA*AAA. Gry di!!erent co'binations o! progra's to deter'ine w"ic" co'binations will get yo t"e 'ost bene!its !or yo r 'oney. W"ic" co'binations o! progra's did yo se1 I decided to do all the programs, but not drop off because that just didn#t seem that it would work. W"at was t"e total waste recovered1 I recovered -9 tons of waste. 5ay= ?ow ' c" did it cost1 It cost me :%>?,;;;. I was under budget and helped clean up a lot of waste.