DK recycle and remake creative projects for eco kids为生态儿童回收和改造创意项目

New things from old trash
旧垃圾中的新东西
The activities in this book are designed to help you make stuff from things that you might otherwise throw out. You will find the list of things you can rescue from the trash at the start of each project in the “from the garbage” section.
本书中的活动旨在帮助你从那些你可能会扔掉的东西中提炼出东西。您将在“从垃圾中”部分找到每个项目开始时可以从垃圾中拯救的事物列表。
Collect your materials from what you already have at home and give them a cleaning before you use them. Please don’t buy new garbage to make the projects in this book!
从家里已有的材料中收集材料，并在使用前进行清洁。请不要购买新的垃圾来制作本书中的项目！

Planet health check.
行星健康检查。
The Earth is our home. However, we humans don’t always take care of it properly. Understanding what we do wrong can help us fix it.
地球是我们的家。然而，我们人类并不总是妥善照顾它。了解我们做错了什么可以帮助我们改正错误。

No such thing as “away” When you throw something out, it doesn’t really go away. Most garbage is burned or dumped in a landfill, but some can be recycled. Recycling means making waste into
没有“扔掉”这样的东西当你扔掉东西时，它不会真的消失。大多数垃圾被焚烧或倾倒在垃圾填埋场，但有些可以回收利用。回收就是把废物变成废物

Plastic pollution
塑料污染
Plastic waste takes thousands of years to break down into tiny pieces. Unwanted plastic can hurt animals that get caught in it or eat it accidentally.
塑料废料需要数千年才能分解成小块。不需要的塑料会伤害被夹住或意外吃掉的动物。

The plastic problem
塑料问题
Plastic is very useful! We use it for everything from straws to buildings. The problem is that once it’s made, plastic never really goes away.
塑料非常有用！从稻草到建筑物，我们都用它。问题是，塑料一旦制成，就永远不会真正消失。

Where does plastic come from?
塑料从哪里来？
Most plastic is made from oil, which takes millions of years to form deep inside the Earth. Oil is drilled out from under the ground or under the sea.
大多数塑料是由石油制成的，石油需要数百万年才能在地球深处形成。石油是从地下或海底钻出来的。

Save the middle part! You can use it to make a bee hotel on the next page.
保存中间部分！你可以在下一页用它建造一个蜜蜂旅馆。

Cut the top and the bottom off a bottle. Both pieces can be used to make planters
把瓶子的顶部和底部切掉。这两个部件都可以用来制作花盆

Decorate the planters by painting on a pattern or picture. You might need more than one coat of paint to make the colors pop!
通过在图案或图画上作画来装饰花盆。你可能需要不止一层油漆才能使颜色流行起来！ From the garbage Cardboard boxes
从垃圾纸箱里
Extra supplies Ruler Scissors Paint and paintbrushes
额外供应尺子、剪刀、油漆和漆刷 Homegrown food
土产食品
Food grown on the other side of the world is often transported to other countries by plane or boat, which pollutes the air and sea. Check labels to find food that was grown locally, or try to grow your own.
在世界另一端种植的食物通常通过飞机或船只运输到其他国家，这会污染空气和海洋。检查标签，找到当地种植的食物，或者尝试自己种植。

More than half of all the mammals in the world are farm animals, such as cows and sheep. Humans make up another third. Less than one in every twenty mammals in the world is a wild animal.
世界上超过一半的哺乳动物是农场动物，如牛和羊。人类占三分之一。世界上每二十种哺乳动物中只有不到一种是野生动物。