Book Title: $JES 102 Jainism I Basic of Jainism Level 1 Book Author(s): JAINA Education Committee Publisher: JAINA Education CommitteePage 90
________________ THREE R'S OF THE ENVIRONMENT Recycle - To make used items useful again Instead of throwing things away, let them be made into something else! • Recycle paper, plastic, cans, glass Recycle instead of throwing them in trash • Buy recycled products Recycling Facts • Recycling 1 ton of paper saves 17 trees and 7,000 gallons of water • Recycling one aluminum can saves enough electricity to run a TV for 3 hours • Recycling one glass bottle or jar saves enough electricity to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours Recycling one ton of plastic saves the equivalent of 1,000-2,000 gallons of gasoline More than 30 million trees are cut down to produce a year's supply of newspapers WITOLI Questions: What are the 3 R's of the environment? Key Words Reduce Reuse Recycle Is it better to reduce or recycle? Why? 90 JAINISM I - BASICS OF JAINISM Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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