What happens to the rubbish we throw away? Landfilled Recycled CombustedComposed.

What happens to the rubbish we throw away?

Landfilled RecycledCombusted Composed

~5million t

Hunagary’s waste emissions/year

~500 kg

Amount of garbage a Hungarian throws out/year

~122 kg for a student/teacher

On a normal school day

~49 kg

~17900 kg rubbish/year

Mostly:

Paper

Plastic bottles

Food leftover

In a Hunagrian household

29%

15%

15%3%

2%

36%

organicwaste

plastic

paper

glass

metal

mixed

Recycling

• recovery of useful materials

• methods for collecting– curbside collection– drop-off centers– refund programs

Manufacturing

• More and more of today's products are being manufactured with recycled content, like:– newspapers and paper towels– aluminum– plastic bottles– steel cans

Benefits of recycling

• Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills

• Saves energy

• Reduces the need to collect new raw materials

• Creates new jobs

Never forget: this is not the only way of recycling. If you are creative enough you can do

it too.

Thank you for the attention!

Made by: Anna Bodai