Importance of Reusing and Recycling Plastics: Facts and Ideas
Plastic waste poses a significant environmental threat, and it is crucial to reuse and recycle plastics to mitigate this issue. By understanding the facts about plastic waste, such as its long degradation time and harmful impact on ecosystems, we can see the importance of adopting sustainable practices. Recycling and reusing plastics help reduce pollution, conserve resources, and promote a greener future for our planet.
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Plastic waste * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Where does plastic go? What do you do with your used plastic when you are finished with it? Pop bottles Sweet wrappers Yoghurt pots Meat packaging * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Have you bought any of these products over the last month? How many? * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
What happens to our plastic? * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Keurig cup * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Q1. How many years does it take for a plastic bottle to degrade fully? A.14 years B.145 years C.450 years D.1500 years * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
* ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
* ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Q2. Which countries produce the most plastic waste? A.China B.Thailand C.India D.USA * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Which countries generate the most/least plastic pollution? * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
* ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Q3. What percentage of household waste is plastic? A.7 % B.11% C.17% D.30% * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
* ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Q4. On average how many plastic bags are used world wide every minute? A. One thousand B. One hundred thousand C.One million D.One billion * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
* ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
The story of the plastic bottle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6xlNyWPpB8 * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Q5. What are most plastics made from? A. Coal B. Oil C.Gas D.Plastic * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Q6. Recycling one plastic bottle saves enough energy to power one 60 watt light bulb for A. 6 minutes B. 60 minutes C.6 hours D.One day * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Where does the plastic end up? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwTDvqaqPlM * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Where does our waste end up? * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Where does our waste end up? Animals become trapped in litter and are unable to free themselves, sometimes suffocating * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Where does our waste end up? Approximately 100,000 animals such as dolphins, turtles, whales, penguins are killed every year due to plastic bags * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Where does our waste end up? Turtles eat the plastic Plastic in their gut doesn t break down Turtles feel full and don t eat Turtles starve to death * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Where does our waste end up? What s wrong with this picture? * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Even you Some people don t care about the birds and the bees they want their plastic! But do you want plastic inside you? Plastic breaks down into microplastic particles that can enter your body in your food! * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
What can we do? Can you think of how we can reduce the damaging effects of plastic pollution? At school? At home? In our country? * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Plastic free for a month! Could you live without buying plastic for a month? Could you say no to: Say no to plastic bottles Say no to plastic bags Say no to plastic drinks straws * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
The Plastic Free Challenge * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
What else can you do? Ask your local shops to charge for plastic bags or stop giving so many out * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
What can you recycle? * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
* ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
What happens to plastic sent for recycling? * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
What happens to plastic sent for recycling? * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
Recycling help save our planet In your book make a poster to show why we should recycle. You need to include: Information about plastic waste (this could be types, quantities, uses etc) Where plastic comes from and what happens to it What we should do with used plastic Why it is important to reuse or recycle plastic * ** *** Present your ideas on why we should reuse and recycle plastics (E) Recall some facts about plastic waste (G) State why it is important to reuse plastics (F)
