Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Kids Environment Kids Health

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — Three great ways YOU can eliminate waste and protect your environment! Waste, and how we choose to handle it, affects our world's ... SkipNavigation The.govmeansit’sofficial. Federalgovernmentwebsitesoftenendin.govor.mil.Beforesharingsensitiveinformation,makesureyou’reonafederalgovernmentsite. Thesiteissecure. Thehttps://ensuresthatyouareconnectingtotheofficialwebsiteandthatanyinformationyouprovideisencryptedandtransmittedsecurely. Topics Expand Chemicals ClimateChange Environment&Health HealthyLiving Pollution Reduce,Reuse,Recycle Science–HowItWorks TheNaturalWorld Games Expand Brainteasers EmojiGames Puzzles Riddles Songs Activities Expand BeaScientist Coloring ConnecttheDots ScienceExperiments Stories Lessons Reduce,Reuse,Recycle KidsHomepage Topics Reduce,Reuse,Recycle Reduce,Reuse,Recycle Reduce,Reuse,Recycle—ThreegreatwaysYOUcaneliminatewasteandprotectyourenvironment! Waste,andhowwechoosetohandleit,affectsourworld'senvironment—that'sYOURenvironment.Theenvironmentiseverythingaroundyouincludingtheair,water,land,plants,andman-madethings.Andsincebynowyouprobablyknowthatyouneedahealthyenvironmentforyourownhealthandhappiness,youcanunderstandwhyeffectivewastemanagementissoimportanttoYOUandeveryoneelse.Thewastewecreatehastobecarefullycontrolledtobesurethatitdoesnotharmyourenvironmentandyourhealth. Whatexactlyis"waste?" Wasteisanythingwethrowawayorgetridof,thatdoesn’tgetused. Howcanyouhelp? YoucanhelpbylearningaboutandpracticingthethreeR'sofwastemanagement:Reduce,reuse,andrecycle!Practicingallthreeoftheseactivitieseverydayisnotonlyimportantforahealthyenvironment,butitcanalsobefuntoo.Solet'stakeaminuterightnowtolearnmoreaboutwasteandwastemanagement,soyoucanbecomeakeyplayerinmakingourworldasafeandhealthyplace. CompactFluorescentLights Savingenergymeanslessgreenhousegaseswillgetintotheair. NIEHS's'WormWigwams'WelcomeWigglyWasteWatchers Compostingbinsusewormtoturnorganicwasteintousablemulch. Plastics Plasticsplayamajorroleinourlivesandcanreleaseharmfultoxinsintoourfood,water,andtheenvironment. Recycle Yourrecyclingmission-don'tthrowawayanythingthatcanberecycled! ReduceWaste Usenaturalresourceswisely,andusinglessthanusualinorderavoidwaste. Reuse Youcan"reuse"materialsintheiroriginalforminsteadofthrowingthemaway,orpassthosematerialsontootherswhocouldusethemtoo! Vermicomposting MakingGoodUseofGarbage! Otherstuffyoumightlike... Coloring Coloringbooksandfunpicturestocolor. Go! What'sThatWord ScientificDictionary Notsureofwhatawordmeans? FindOut! Forparents Hazardouswasteandchemicalsareharmfultohumanhealth.Theycontaindangerouschemicalsandcanbealiquid,solid,orgas.Someofthemcanbefoundinyourhouseoraroundyou.Learnmoreabout hazardouswastes. SharethisContentonyourwebsite. PleasevisitNIEHSSyndicationtogetstarted. BacktoTop