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Nature Lover
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Zero Waste 
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Waste  Facts and 
Figures  Ocean 
Pollution  What 
We Can Do
What 
is  zero 
 
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demonstrations. to  make them easily reusable.
ZERO WASTE WAS 
A  CONCEPT 
BROUGHT  TO 
SMALL TOWNS  IN 
NEW ZEALAND.
The roots of zero 
waste
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that  can be 
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S A Y I N G N O T 
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P LA S T I C C U T 
LE R I E S .
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that  can be 
demonstrations.
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that  can be 
demonstrations. L I F E S T Y L E   
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M C F A R L A N D  
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Repurposing glass,  
cardboard and 
paper
Presentations are tools 
that  can be 
demonstrations.
The world 
dumps  a 
Did 
you  massive 2.12  
know? billion tons of  
waste every 
year.
A C C O R D I N G T O T H E W O 
R LD C O U N T S
50  % O F P LA S T I C 
S A R E  U S E D
O N LY O N C 
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Presentations are 
communication tools.
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T O
MA N U F A C T U R E P 
LA S T I C .
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communication tools.
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A K E  4 5 0 Y E A R S T O B 
I O D E G R A D E .
Presentations are communication 
tools.
Disturbing
Facts  
About 
Plastic
Amount 
of  Plastic 
Waste
Created
75
50
Statistics from 2020-
25 2021
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Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Presentations are tools that can 
be  lectures, speeches, reports, and 
more.
8 T O N SO F P LA S T I CW A S 
How  T E  A R E D U MP E D I N T H E S E A
Plastic  Presentations are communication tools.
A LL T H E S E C R I T I C A LLY
Waste  A F F E C T MA R I N E LI 
F E F O R MS
Impact Presentations are communication tools.
s  300  , 000 T O N SO F W A S T E
Oceans F LO A TO N O C E A N ' SS U R F A C E
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What do 
we  do L I F E S T Y L E  
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n S A W Y E RS Oo MEw T H? I N G H A S T O C 
H A N G E  T O P R O T E C T N 
A T U R E .
The 5 
Rs
Refuse,  
Reduce, 
Reuse,  
Recycle, Rot
THE 5 RS: A  
QUICK 
INTRO
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tools  that can be demonstrations, 
lectures,  speeches, reports, and more.
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What  
should ePresentations are  
we  communication tools that 
refuse? can  be demonstrations, 
lectures,  speeches, reports, 
and more.
Single-use plastics  
(bags, bottles, cups,  
and utensils), L I F E S T Y L E  
freebies  (party  B Y  
S A W Y E R
favors, hotel  
toiletries), disposable 
 items, and junk mail
P U R C H A S E R E P A I R A 
B LE I T E MS  O V E R D I S P 
O S A B LE O N E S
Presentations are communication tools.
T R YT O A V O I D U N N E C E S S 
Reduce A R Y  P U R C H A S E SPresentations are communication tools.
D E C R E A S E E 
X P O S U R ET O  T E MP T I 
N G A D V E R T I S I 
N G  ME S S A G E S
Presentations are communication 
tools.
P R A C T I C E B O R R O 
W I N G  A N D S H A R I 
N G I T E MS
Presentations are tools that  can be 
demonstrations.
R E P A I R I N S T 
E A D  O F R E P REUSE
LA C E
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that  can be 
Rde mEo Tns Htra tIi oNns K. T H E I 
T E MS  Y O U A LR E 
A D Y H A V E
Presentations are tools 
that  can be 
demonstrations.
P LA S T I C
Presentations are 
communication  tools that can 
be demonstrations.
P A P E R
Recycle Presentations are 
communication  tools that can 
be demonstrations.
A LU MI N U M A N D T 
I N
Presentations are 
communication  tools that can 
be demonstrations.
CONVENIENCE AT  
THE EXPENSE OF 
THE  ENVIRONMENT L I F E S T Y L EB Y  S A W Y E R
IS  NOT 
CONVENIENCE  AT 
ALL.