Lesson 25 of 84 · Economics
⭐ 30 XP⚓ Market PortRecycling Saves Money and Resources
Recycling is a way to help our planet.
🎯 Your mission
Spot the cost behind the price.
⚡ The twist
Cheap for you usually means expensive for someone else.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Money used to be made of cocoa beans, salt, and even giant stones.
Then & Now
💱 This is happening in your local store every single day.
Recycling is a way to help our planet! When we recycle, we can turn old things, like paper and bottles, into new things. This saves money and helps protect our resources so we can use them again.
Key Facts
Recycling helps turn old items into new ones.
It saves money and resources.
Protecting our planet is important for everyone.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What is one thing we can recycle?
Why this still matters
The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find two products that look similar but cost very different. Why?
For the dinner table
“If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”
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