How can recycling help our communities and our environment? Share these fun facts with your kids or students to teach them why recycling. How long does it take for a used drink can to be recycled into a new one and put back on the grocery shelf? Just 14 days. It's a good thing, too, because Americans love to recycle cans, which are recycled more often than any other type of drink container and can be recycled over and over again. Did you know: recycling has always been a part of the process of making paper? Paper, as we know it today, is believed to have originated from China thousands of years ago. Today, paper is made from trees mostly grown on working forests. When you recycle your used paper, paper factories use it to make new newspapers, notebook paper, paper grocery bags, envelopes, magazines, cartons, and other paper products. Did you know: Whether you're recycling a plastic drink bottle, shampoo container, peanut butter jar, or laundry detergent bottle, you can keep the cap on when you put it in your recycle bin? Make sure the plastic bottles are empty and dry. When they are processed for recycling, the bottles and caps are cut into small plastic pieces that are washed and cleane Recycled plastic can also be used in making other things like cell phone cases, toys, and rugs... We are delighted that you are interested in protecting the environment. Share your recycling story with our readers! Task 1: Read the passage, then answer TRUE or FALSE TRUE FALSE 1. Drinking cans can only be recycled once. 2. It only takes 2 weeks to recycle a drink can and put it back on the shelf. 3. Notebooks can be made from recycled paper. 4. You must refill the plastic bottles with water before putting them in your recycle bin. 1. Drinking cans can only be recycled once. 2. It only takes 2 weeks to recycle a drink can and put it back on the shelf. 3. Notebooks can be made from recycled paper. 4. You must refill the plastic bottles with water before putting them in your recycle bin.