R.R.R

Aim: To learn practical ways of recycling so that we can make our world a better place.

The Zero Waste Climate Solution 

How can we prevent climate change by recycling these products?

Plastics: 

Cycling or walking: using your car you are burning co2 and when you are walking or biking your not using co2

Paper: recycling paper means we don't do more deforestation   

Steel: if you recycle steel you don't use that much coal

Video questions:

What is Zero Waste? one of the quickest and cheapest ways a community can immediately reduce climate impact  

What can we do on the planet? we can fix broken things and reuse them 

1. reduce  
2. recycle  
3. reuse
4. repair 
5. redesign 

What do we need to recycle? plastic bottles, plastic cups, Styrofoam

What does recycling do? create less landfill 

How much of our rubbish is food scraps? 40%

What does soil due to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? it brings back the carbon dioxide  

What do we need to do?   

1.  Have Zero waste 

How can you make your Carbon Footprint smaller? stop eating meat, unplug your devices, drive less, plant a garden  

What is a carbon footprint? the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere  

ENERGY SAVING TIPS FILM

Name 4 of the tips.

1. tune off the lights when you are not in the room
2. don't use too much plastic 
3. turn of the sockets 
4. turn off your microwave when you are not using it

AT WHAT RATES DO DIFFERENT ITEMS DECOMPOSE?

MY INVESTIGATION.

Choose 5 items from the list and investigate them. 

leaves

cans

plastic bottles

glass bottles

plastic bags

You need to answer three questions.

How long do they take to decompose? 

1. A glass bottle up to 1 million years to decompose
2.  Leaves take up to 12 months to decompose
3. Plastic bottles can take up to 450 years to decompose
4.  Plastic bags can take up to 1000 years to decompose 
5. Cans take up to 200-400 years to decompose

1.  Sunlight
2.  Coal
3.  Gasses
4. Sand
5. Aluminium