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Teaching and Learning Programme – Recycling and Rubbish Reduction in East Riding of Yorkshire

Teaching and Learning Programme – Recycling and Rubbish Reduction in East Riding of Yorkshire Lesson texts. Module breakdown. Module 1 – Don’t drop litter. Why not? Module 2 – What a load of rubbish Module 3 – What’s in your rubbish? Module 4 – Produce less. Create more!.

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Teaching and Learning Programme – Recycling and Rubbish Reduction in East Riding of Yorkshire

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  1. Teaching and Learning Programme – Recycling and Rubbish Reduction in East Riding of Yorkshire Lesson texts

  2. Module breakdown Module 1 – Don’t drop litter. Why not? Module 2 – What a load of rubbish Module 3 – What’s in your rubbish? Module 4 – Produce less. Create more!

  3. Using the Presentation Students will access from home via the Internet and the VLE Delivered to whole class by projector/ interactive whiteboard Presentation on shared drive Print-outs can be sent to absentees School Network Shared Drive/VLE Accessed by individual students on screen Print-outs support homework Notes View pages used as reference Used by learning support assistants

  4. MODULE ONE Don’t drop litter. Why not?

  5. Litter = Rubbish = Waste = Resource Litter is more than an eyesore. It is a hazard. Think of some of the problems this may cause. Fire Safety Litter Health Threat to wildlife

  6. Problems caused by litter Did you know • Every 12 minutes a fire starts because of litter Litter is a Fire Hazard • Thousands of car and bicycle accidents happen each year because of litter Litter is a Safety Hazard

  7. Problems caused by litter Did you know • Rats live in litter - they have fleas that carry disease Litter is a Health Hazard • Thousands of animals choke on litter each year Litter is a Threat to Wildlife

  8. Litter facts Litter can take months or even years to rot away (biodegrade).Think of some materials that can take several months to rot away. A paper bag A newspaper A cotton shirt Orange peel Paper

  9. Litter facts Some materials take many years to rot away. Can you think of any? Plastic bags Metal containers Leather Takeaway containers Discuss how many years you think it will take for these pieces of rubbish to rot away.

  10. ? Litter facts Plastic bags Up to 20 years Metal containers Leather Up to 100 years Up to 40 years Keep East Riding of Yorkshire Tidy Just think how much decomposing litter (litter that is rotting away) is lying on our planet!

  11. L k Prevent litter - reduce waste How can picking up litter make a difference? What do you think? Some examples: • You are making the area more beautiful • You are setting an example for others to get rid of litter themselves • You are making it less likely that others will drop litter because the area is clean and tidy • You are reducing the amount of waste in your area. after East Riding of Yorkshire - it’s a beautiful place to live, let’s keep it that way.

  12. MODULE ONE Activities

  13. Activity 1 What hazards can litter cause? Task 1 What hazards do you think litter causes apart from looking untidy and spoiling the countryside? • Fire hazards • Safety hazards • Health hazards • Threats to wildlife

  14. A newspaper A baked bean can A cotton shirt Some orange peel A leather belt Activity 2 How long does it take for litter to rot away? Task 2 Discuss how long it would take for the following objects to rot away:

  15. Glossary 4 (Secondary) • Sustainable development – development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. • Waste (rubbish) – products which have been discarded by the householder, commercial outlet, institution, industry or other waste generator, as having no further use. • Waste management – management of the collection, recovery and disposal of wastes, including options for waste reduction. • Waste minimisation – the reduction of waste at source, by understanding and changing processes to reduce and prevent waste. This is also known as process or resource efficiency. Waste minimisation can include the substitution of less environmentally harmful materials in the production process. • Further sources of information: • Waste not, want not – A strategy for tackling the waste problem in England (November 2002) • http://www.number-10.gov.uk/su/waste/report/01.html • Review of environmental & health effects of waste management (May 2004) • http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/health-effects/index.htm

  16. Useful websites www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment www.ciwm.org.uk www.compost.org.uk www.crn.org.uk www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste www.encams.org www.environment-agency.gov.uk www.esauk.org www.foe.co.uk www.globalactionplan.org.uk www.letsrecycle.com www.ollierecycles.com www.othas.org.uk/ccn www.recoup.org www.recycle.net www.recyclingglass.co.uk www.remarkable.co.uk www.rethinkrubbish.com www.scrib.org www.standards.dfes.gov.uk www.textile-recycling.org.uk www.wastewatch.org.uk

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