Glossary

To protect something from being harmed. Conserving is a way to help the environment. Conserving is used to reuse different items and create useful materials with them.

Cullets are pieces of broken down glass. Cullets are used for making glass objects out of recycled pieces of glass.

A furnace is a structure that can heat material to a very high temperature. A furnace is used to heat or melt objects.

A landfill is a place to get rid of waste. A landfill has a lot of soil that buries the waste

Recycling is a process that turns used objects into something new. Recycling is used to create new products from things like metal, glass and paper.

A resource is a material that can be used to help something function. Resources are used to create new objects so that there is less waste.

A shard is a broken piece of glass. Shards are used to create new items out of old pieces of glass