Hancock Elementary School

Crickets and Kindergarten Learn About Recycling and Composting

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The EPA estimates that 66% of the materials we trash every day could be recycled.  What's in your trash? 

Take a minute to check out WHAT WE RECYCLE.

Time it takes for a steel can to biodegrade................................500 years

Time it takes for a glass jar to biodegrade...............................3,000 years

Time it takes for a newspaper to biodegrade...............................50 years

Time it takes for a plastic milk jug to biodegrade.....................it never will

Time it takes for you to recycle these items..........................a few seconds!