Trash Tuesday

2. A complex network of interconnected organisms and their physical environment.
4. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
6. The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment causing adverse change.
8. A tree or shrub that grows in coastal waters, known for its dense roots and ability to protect shorelines.
9. A common material in everyday items, notoriously difficult to decompose.
10. Convert waste into reusable material.
12. Capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms.
13. A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.
14. A large body of saltwater, home to diverse ecosystems but threatened by pollution.

1. A method of using resources in a way that does not deplete them.
3. An element that trees, including mangroves, help sequester from the atmosphere.
5. Efforts made to preserve and protect the natural environment.
7. To reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original.
11. Organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment.