Marine Litter

Marine litter is mainly composed by...

• Paper / Cardboad

• Plastic

• Metal

• Glass

How much time do some plastics take to decompose approximately?

• 6 months

• 50 years

• 1 year

• 500-1000 years

What happens to plastic waste?

• It sinks to the bottom and gets buried under the sand

• Dissolves and decomposes in the water

• It is dumped in the ocean for fish to eat

• It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces

Biodegradable is an object that are capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms and thereby avoiding pollution

• True

• False

Pick any two items that are biodegradable.

• Leftovers

• Metal

• Garden waste

• Plastic

Choose the correct list of recyclable items from below.

• Plastic, Glass, Paper, Metal

• Plastic, Metal, Leftovers, Carton box

• Vegetable/fruit peels, Coffee cups, Medical waste

• Food and waste garden, Strofoam

This logo stands for

• Landforms

• Planet Earth

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Litter

Reuse means...

Making waste or already used things into brand new products means we are...

What is the meaning of recycle?

• To convert waste into new products

• To decrease use of less needed items

• To use the same item more than once

• To recreate an item from scratch