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 RECYCLING CAN BE FUN!Attention all kids who like drinks in aluminum cans!What are you going to do with that can when you finish the last sip? Don’t throw it away! After all, that can isn’t trash.Did you know?· In 2006, Americans recycled 51.9 billion aluminum cans. Those cans, placed end-to-end, could make 142 circles around the earth at its equator! · When can makers use recycled aluminum instead of new aluminum during can production, they save enough energy to supply electricity to a city the size of Pittsburgh for six years! · Not recycling a single aluminum can is the equivalent of pouring out 6 ounces of gasoline—that’s half a can or almost 1 cup!
Jimmy Neutron thinks you should recycle!
Jimmy says: "Anyone can recycle! It helps keep the environment clean. Recycle an aluminum can today, and in as little as sixty days, it’s back on the shelves as a new can! Make sure it gets in the recycling bin!"
Recycle Cans for Habitat for HumanityRecycling aluminum cans can help build houses for families in need. The Aluminum Association has partnered with Habitat for Humanity, a national charity, on a program that channels money earned from the recycling of cans to help build homes. One can equals one nail—how cool! Now, you can also recycle for Habitat. Visit the program's Web site to find out more.
Test your knowledge
1. A fourth-grade class decides to collect cans for an annual school can drive. How many cans will they need to collect if they want to save the energy equivalent of 100 cups of gasoline? (HINT: 1 can = 1 cup of gasoline) 2. If your family recycled five cans a day, seven days a week, four weeks a month for a year, what is the gasoline equivalent saved? (HINT: 5 cans x 7 days x 4 weeks x 12 months = total # of cans) |
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