Some of the gretatest threat of future resource come from the things that we throw everyday. Household batteries, and electronics oftem contains dangerous chemicals that may cause problem. If sent to local landfill, leak through bottom barrier and pollute the ground water. his can contaminate everything from the soil in which our food grows, to the water which will eventually come out of aquifers and into our tap water. Many of these chemicals cannot be removed from the drinking water supply, nor from the crops that are harvested from contaminated fields. The risks to human health are tremendous.

Throwing away items that could be recycled diminishes energy, water and natural resources that could be saved by recycling.

DID YOU KNOW ?

The more we throw away, the more space we take up in landfills. When a landfill becomes a “landfull”, taxpayers have to build a new one. The less we throw away, the longer our landfills will last. The amount of taxpayer money we save by extending the longevity of our landfills is an important community benefit.

The average global temperature has already risen by 0.74 degree centigrade in 2005

an air conditioner of 2.5 tonne emits 3 kilogram of Carbon Dioxide, microwave

generates 1.3kg of CO2, a Geyser emits 3.3 kg of CO2 an hour. A car that gives mileage of 10

kilometres per litre of petrol leaves 232 grams of CO2 per kilometer.

The list goes on... our

computers, music system, TV, Radio Set, IPod, Hair Dryers, Washing Machines, electric stoves,

electric shavers etc.