REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE

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Across
  1. 4. Process of breaking down discarded materials, such as paper, glass, or metal, to create new products
  2. 6. Number of years it can take for a plastic water bottle to break down in a landfill (WRITTEN FORM)
  3. 7. Changes in weather patterns leading to extreme events like floods, droughts, and violent storms caused by global warming
  4. 9. The term for items breaking down naturally in a landfill over time
  5. 10. Huge hole dug in the ground where waste is buried and lined with plastic "cells"
Down
  1. 1. The process of burning waste, which gives off gases like carbon dioxide
  2. 2. Gas released when burning fossil fuels that traps heat in the atmosphere
  3. 3. The first step in cutting down on waste by not making as much trash in the first place
  4. 5. Energy sources formed underground over millions of years, like coal, oil, and natural gas
  5. 8. Gas produced by rotting food in landfills that leaks into the air