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parents of the Laurelwood stuâ€" dents who took in the presenâ€" tation, recycling programs save tax dollars. In Ontario, recyâ€" cling costs an average of $80 per metric tonne, while callectâ€" ing and disposing of garbage in a landfill costs an average of $100 per metric tonne While parents might still weigh the cost benefits of recyâ€" cling, Beverley said she finds recycling has become an everyâ€" day activity for children since its widespread implementaâ€" tion. "It‘s totally accepted," she said. "It‘s just a fact of life for them and I‘ve been really amazed about how much some of them know. For instance, recycled plastic soft drink bottles are made into everything from Tâ€"shirts and fleece jackets to carpeting and insulation materials. Juice boxes are recycled into highâ€" quality paper products, with even the plastic and the foil recycled into useful products. The mayor also said she would be pleased to see a number of groups form to tackle the problem together. That would be a real incentive "What we‘re trying to convey is some of the other interesting parts that fit the puzzle together and tell them what happens to everything." Beverley gave the students of Mr. Berndt‘s Grade 7 science class some concrete examples of recycled materials by handâ€" ing out pens and rulers made from old plastic and foil found Mayor calls on residents to participate in city cleanâ€"up Waterloo Mayor Joan McKinnon has requested city staff launch a formal blitz to combat the increasing amounts of litter found disâ€" carded throughout the city. "I would like to see if we can encourage and strengthen a stewardship within the community." "The crews can only do so much. It‘s up to the rest of Waterloo residents, grab a garbage bag and prepare to get dirty. In honour of Earth Week, McKinnon said it‘s the perâ€" fect time for everyone to make an effort to clean up the community. "I think everyone gets a donut and just tosses the bag over their shoulder," she said. WATERLIUHU CELEEKATES EARKTH DAY Recycling (Continued from page 3) Andrea Bailey Chronicle Staff "I‘m going to pay more attention to how to sort the objects and everything," said Brittany Turnbull. "You want to make sure that some of the plastic that can be recycled doesn‘t go to the dump." "We didn‘t know that a lot of it could be recycled," said Paul Botros. "I didn‘t know you could make a stapler by recyâ€" cling everyday household objects. I thought that was pretty cool." in juice boxes. The kids were duly impressed. _ It also gave some of the stuâ€" dents incentive to separate more materials out of the trash. Recycling education coordinator Margot Beverley demonstrates some of the uses of recyâ€" cled materials to students at Laurelwood public school last Thursday. Beverley is impressed with level of awareness students have about recycling programs across the province. 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