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=Welcome to our wiki page to help us become better global citizens! Check out the websites and try some of our suggestions. =

This website lets you explore a virtual city to see all the ways its residents are reducing, reusing, and recycling. Click on neighborhoods and buildings for lots of information. There is also a game to play. Recycle City Website

This website has tons of information about reducing, reusing and recycling in comic strip format. Get practical ideas you can use at home and at school by clicking on one of the topics under COMICS and then clicking on the forward arrow at the bottom of the comic to go from page to page. Green Planet 4 Kids

This webpage gives statistics for paper towel use, suggestions for reducing use, and has a link to a TedTalk about using just one piece to dry hands. How To Reduce Your Paper Towel Use

__**4G's List of Reasons to Reduce, Reuse **__ 1. It can take up to 250 years for a plastic cup to decompose. - Ms. Gruenfeld 2. Use a towel instead of paper towels to save trees and reduce water pollution. -Chase 3. Paper towels are one of the most wasteful things people spend their money on. - Anna 4. When you leave a room always remember to turn off the lights and if you can unplug all electronics. -Evangelina 5. It takes one million years for a glass bottle to decompose. - Lily 6. An aluminum can is still aluminum after 500 years. -Kate 7. Americans throw away enough water bottles to circle the whole earth 4 times. - Kate 8. If you see litter, pick it up - Amanda 9. The world is running out of landfills-Sarah 10.use more sliverware-Anay 11. we should recycle more for the next generation.-maddie 12. If you reuse a water bottle, you are throwing away less trash. - Katherine

__**4G's List of Ways to Save Energy **__ 1. Unplug chargers when you aren't using them. - Ms. Gruenfeld

2. You can get a front model washer to help save energy and electricity. -Sophia
3. Get a motion sensor light instead of a light that stays on all night. -Sophia 4. Get LED lights. -Matias 5. Use a smart strip - it unplugs electronics automatically. -Tucker 6. You can use ten % less electricity by simply turning off your electronics and, when possible, unplugging them. - EVAN 7. When you're leaving a room in your house, turn off the lights in that room to save energy. -Jack 8. When you're cold, instead of turning the heat higher, put on your slippers and sweater. -Evangelina 9. When you leave you're house make sure all lights are off and the heat is down.-Sarah 10. if your device is above 50 percent don't charge it-Anay 11. When you go out of a room, turn off all the lights and unplug your electronic devices. - Katherine 12. Try to use a microwave rather than the oven. - Lydia 13. Play board games instead of an electronic device. - Charlotte

11. you can get solar panels - oliver
__**4G's List of Ways to Reduce Our Garbage **__ 1. When you order a drink at a restaurant, don't take a cover or a straw unless you really need it! - Ms. Gruenfeld 2. When you're drinking something and you don't finish it, put it back into the fridge and drink it later instead of opening another bottle later. - Chase 3. Instead of plastic bags use reusable.-Avery 4. Bring a reusable water bottle to school. - Kate 5. Use reusable containers for storage and water-Sarah 6.bring reusable containers so you don't have to throw anything away-Anay 7.Recycle everything you can -Katherine Compost and recycle -Eliza reuse plastic water bottles -Eliza 8. recycle as much of your trash as you can-garrett

__**4G's List of Ways to Recycle More **__ 1. If you have a recyclable bottle when you are out somewhere where there are no recycling bins, bring it home with you. - Ms. Gruenfeld 2. Break down cardboard boxes and bring them to cardboard recycling center. -Maddie 3. Reuse the bags from the grocery store or bring them back for recycling-Sarah 4.bring your on water bottle-Anay 5.Don't just throw away everything, actually organize it and recycle it -Katherine

__**4G's List of Ways to Reuse More **__ 1. Make art projects out of scraps from other projects. - Ms. Gruenfeld 2. Take clothing that doesn't fit you or is old to a local church and they will give it to families in need, and you can also give it to family and friends - Samantha 3. Give used (but not broken) toys that you would throw away to a place like Cradles to Crayons, or family and friends. - Samantha 4. Use grocery bags for other reasons like trash bags or wrapping paper-Sarah 5.if you have extra paper you can use it for shopping list or some thing like that-Anay 6.if you don't want something you can give it away to family or friends -Katherine 7. Use a reusable bag instead of a paper or plastic one at the grocery store.- Lydia

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