Recycling.

Hurumanu - Recycling

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

The Zero Waste Climate Solution movie 

Video questions:

What has human activity done to our planet?

Human activity has created Global activity.

What is Zero Waste?
Definition: 

One of the quickest and cheapest ways a community can immediately reduce climate impact.

What stuff has a carbon footprint?

Cloths, Food, Cars, Technology, Every day accessories etc.
What are 4 easy things to help our planet?

1.   Reduce
2.   Redesign
3.  Reuse
4.  Repair

What do we need to recycle?

1. Repair broken products
2. Sharing
3.  Glass, Cans, Plastic etc
4. Recyclable equipment

What does recycling do to our planet?

Get ride of all of our waste.

How much of our rubbish is made up of food scraps?

50%

What does methane gas do to our planet?

Traps a huge amount of sunlight on Earth.

What does soil do to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Pulls carbon dioxide down from the atmosphere.

What do using zero waste practices do to our planet?
To lower co2 emissions

What is a carbon footprint?

What is your Carbon Footprint?

Carbon Footprint Calculator

You are now going to look at your own carbon footprint by taking a questionirre. Remember to 'Add details to improve accurcay'.

Based on the questionaire what is your:

1. Ecological Footprint

2. Carbon Footprint

How many planets did you have?

What is your personal Earth overshoot day?

ENERGY SAVING TIPS FILM

MY INVESTIGATION.

• Choose 6 items from the list.
• Investigate them using Google.
• Answer the 4 questions below.

Name: Coke bottle

1. How long does this resource take to decompose? 200-400 years
2. What resource / fossil fuel are they made from? Aluminium
3. How does making this object contribute to climate change? They use lots of electricity to create the cans and the soda creates a lot of carbon dioxide.
4. How is this resource recycled? The consumer throws aluminium cans a recycle bin. Then it goes through a re-melt process and turns into molten aluminium, this removes the coatings and inks that may be present on the aluminium. The aluminium is then made into large blocks called ingots. Each ingot contains about 1.6 million drinks cans.