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acques-Yves Cousteau, the French

explorer, once pointed out, “Population

growth is the primary source of

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population continues to increase, so does

the amount of global waste people produce.

According to data collected by the World Bank

Group, nations are on pace to generate 4

billion tons of waste annually by the year 2100.

Many experts are calling the growing problem

of global waste a worldwide health crisis. The

reason being that pollution from trash is not only

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livelihood of all living creatures.

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Such a dilemma raises the question, is there

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refuse? Fortunately, there is. For years government

agencies have been telling citizens that living a

zero-waste lifestyle is the way to go. One example

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containers as well as reusing and recycling bottles

and cans decreases the amount of garbage being

sent to landfills. As a result, less money is spent

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burdens are significantly relieved. Such positive

effects on an economy – as a result of applying the

basic rules of reduce, reuse and recycle – is known

as a circular economy.

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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure (p. 44)

one man’s loss is

another man’s gain one man’s

meat is another man’s poison

• Sometimes expressed: One man’s loss is another man’s
  gain.
  Your turn

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Usage Tip

~ Do you help out with recycling

at home? Why or why not?

~ Can you think of any other

alternative methods of

recycling? What are they?

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