Recycle, Reduce & Reuse Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Protecting and saving natural resources.
  2. 4. The natural world around us.
  3. 6. Items that cannot be reused or recycled.
  4. 10. Things found in nature that we use, like water, trees, and minerals.
  5. 15. A resource that can grow back or be replaced, like trees or sunlight.
  6. 17. Something that breaks down naturally and safely in the environment.
  7. 18. Turning old materials into something new instead of throwing them away.
  8. 19. Something that can keep going without hurting the environment.
Down
  1. 1. Harmful materials that dirty the air, water, or land.
  2. 3. Gases that trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere and cause climate change.
  3. 5. A mix of decayed food and plants used to help soil.
  4. 7. Using less of something to help save resources and create less waste.
  5. 8. Something that is thrown away or not used.
  6. 9. Good for the Earth; not harmful to the environment.
  7. 11. Made to be used once and then thrown away.
  8. 12. Reusing materials to make something even better or more useful.
  9. 13. The amount of pollution each person creates from what they use and do.
  10. 14. A resource that cannot be replaced once it's used up, like oil.
  11. 16. A place where trash is buried in the ground.
  12. 18. Using an item again instead of throwing it away or using a new one.