New EGLE story map covers the life cycle of a plastic bottle in Michigan – from start to finish
A new story map, created for EGLE Classroom at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), covers how plastic water bottles fit into Michigan’s circular economy. In a circular economy, materials are kept in use by repairing, reusing, and recycling them so they don’t become waste.
From the materials used to make the bottle to when it is thrown away or recycled, the story map takes an in-depth look at the journey a plastic bottle takes, including:
- The making of a plastic bottle
- Recycling plastic bottles
- Recycling other materials
- Avoiding contamination
- What happens at Materials Recovery Facilities
“When we choose to recycle plastic water bottles, they can be made into something new,” notes Eileen Boekestein, EGLE’s environmental education manager. “That is the essence of a circular economy, keeping materials like plastic in use longer instead of wasting them. People can help by reusing plastic water bottles, choosing refillable options, and recycling properly so less trash ends up in the environment.”
The story map supports lessons in the Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support (MEECS) Energy Resources lessons.
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