Recycling Campaigns

RECYCLING CONCEPT THAT INFLUENCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL CAMPAIGNS IN FOURTH GRADE AT GWS

OSCAR FELIPE FERNANDEZ

GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL ENGLISH AREA BOGOTA D.C. 2010

RECYCLING CONCEPT THAT INFLUENCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL CAMPAIGNS IN FOURTH GRADE AT GWS

OSCAR FELIPE FERNANDEZ

RESEARCH PROJECT

TUTOR: YULI ARIZA

GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL ENGLISH AREA BOGOTAD.C. 2010

ACCEPTANCE NOTE

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Bogotá October 8- 2010

DEDICATORY TEXT

Dedicated to my parents, my family and all the teachers I have had in my school life because they teach me all I know and make me the person I am todayACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I thank my teachers who have dedicated themselves to teach me everything I know today. I thank my family who supported me unconditionally during the realization of this project. I thank the fourth grade children for help me with the survey I thank my friend Bryan who lent me the computer to carry out this work.

GLOSSARY
Pollution: harmful alteration of purity or conditions of anormal thing or environment by chemical or physical agents. Scarce: With little amount of something. Scrap: Iron or other waste material. Feedstock: each one industry uses for conversion in manufactured products. Surcharge: Additional amount to be paid on a debt, usually for not having paid on time. Labeling: Labels on a product or a set of them. Throughput: Provide useful product or a person orthing. Bin: Basket to lay the useless papers. Landfill: Where garbage is thrown. Harvested: Collection of agricultural products.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pag 1.0 Title………………………………………………………………………….10 2.0 Problem definition…………………………………………………………11 3.0 General objective…………………………………………………………..12 3.1 Specific objectives…………………………………………………………13 4.0 Population background…………………………………………………...14 5.0Sample……………………………………………………………………....15 6.0 Hypothesis………………………………………………………………….16 7.0 Justification…………………………………………………………………17 8.0 Theorical framework……………………………………………………….18 8.1 What is recycling? …………………………………………………………18 8.2 History………………………………………………………………………..19 8.2.1 Early recycling ……………………………………………………………19 8.2.2 Wartime recycling…………………………………………………………21 8.2.3 Post-war recycling………………………………………………………...218.3 Process……………………………………………………………………….22

8.3.1 Collection…………………………………………………………………..22 8.3.2 Curbside collection………………………………………………………..23 8.3.3 Sorting………………………………………………………………………24 8.4 Cost-benefit analysis………………………………………………………..25 8.4.1 Trade in recyclates………………………………………………………...28 8.5 Criticism……………………………………………………………………….29 8.5.1 Saves energy……………………………………………………………….30 8.5.2 Savesmoney………………………………………………………………..31 8.5.3 Working conditions…………………………………………………………32 9.0 Methodological framework…………………………………………………...33 9.1 Activities………………………………………………………………………..34 10.0 Analysis of instruments……………………………………………………..36 11.0 Conclusions…………………………………………………………………..38 12.0 Annexes……………………………………………………………………….39 12.1 Annex 2………………………………………………………………………..40 13.0 Financial square……………………………………………………………...46 14.0Cibergraphy…………………………………………………………………...47

INTRODUCTION

In these years are talking much about pollution and global warming, the planet is seriously affected for a long time but until this century are showing the effects of this phenomenon. Speaking of the causes, consequences and the way how you keep from contaminating it. The recycling is the most important method for stop thiscontamination and do a change now, recycle is so simple, you just have to separate the paper, plastic and metal in three different bins, after that carry the bins to a recycling point for be processed in the special factory. Just using this easy method you collaborate to change our planet. In this research project I will talk in the most useful help and the best known but little used,...