B11

Waste affects our environment — everything that surrounds us includ­ing the air, water, land, plants, and man-made things. We need a
healthy environment for our own health and happiness.

HAPPY

B12

The waste we create has to be carefully controlled to be sure that it does not harm our environment and our health.

CAREFUL

B13

So effective waste management is very important.

EFFECTIVE

B14

Waste reduction and recycling have a wide range of environmental ben­efits and promote public awareness and personal responsibility for the waste we create.

RESPONSIBLE

B15

The best place to start making a difference is our home. Learn how you can reduce, reuse, and recycle materials to decrease household waste.

DIFFER

B16

If we recycle what we can't use any more, we save resources because the recyclable materials replace some of the natural resources including water and energy, which we use to make new products.

RECYCLE