GOING GREEN!

Which one is NOT a material?

• plastic

• landfill

• glass

• cardboard

If you throw a plastic bottle on the ground....

• it will probably end up in a river

• it will decompose

• you'll make a difference to the environment

If you throw a plastic bottle in a bin...

• it will decompose

• it will end up in a landfill

• it will be recycled

If I throw a plastic bottle in a recycling bin...

• it might become a new object

• it will pollute the sea

• it may become part of an enormous plastic island

How long will a plastic bottle stay in a landfill?

• 20 years

• 50 years

• hundreds of years

True or false? Fish may think that the plastic in the water is food.

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or false? Chemicals from the plastic will damage our environment.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What happens if fish eat the plastic?

• it will pollute water

• it will become part of an enormous plastic island

• it will enter our food chain

What does "recycle" mean?

• using items more than once

• putting a product to a new use

• minimize the amount of waste that we create

Waste separation...

• facilitates recycling

• means banning plastic bottles

• will damage our environment