Materials+and+Resources+Work+Space

**Materials and Resources** **Working Space** = =

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= = **Why is this category critical to the development of a Green School?** = = It is used to look at the life cycles of daily products and using the three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) to lessen the impact on the environment. = =

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= = **What should your Home team know about this category?** =Prevent materials from entering the waste cycle= Green purchasing Example: ink, paper products, plastics

When looking at materials to use in the school products that are biodegradable = = Select materials that prevent materials from entering the waste cycle throughout its life cycle.

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= = **How will you teach them about the LEED category?** = = Show a video on the three R's: []

Guide the group through the website Sustainability video: []