Visit the EPA's Dumptown Game

Follow the instructions on the website and manipulate various aspects of the town to see the effects. Notice the current waste "meter" and the cost effectiveness of the various programs.

Answer the following questions in your notes:

• Review the Reuse Center Program. What benefits do reuse centers such as Goodwill or the Salvation Army have in a community?
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  By donating to reuse centers, you can keep useful items from being needlessly destroyed and conserve the resources used to create new products.
• Review the Home Recycling Program and click on facts. How much trash does each person create daily?
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  Each person in the United States creates about 4.4 pounds of trash daily.
• Review the Business Recycling program. What percentage of a community's solid waste do companies create?
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  Companies create about 35% of a community's sold waste.