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Dealing with Plastic Waste: Recycling & Beyond

Explore the impact of plastic waste, analyze global production, recycling effectiveness, and alternative solutions. Reflect on artistic works depicting the plastic problem. Discover how plastic is hidden in everyday items and the importance of proper recycling practices.

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Dealing with Plastic Waste: Recycling & Beyond

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  1. Lesson 4 How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Ocean Plastics Geography | 11-14

  2. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? • Analyse the rapid growth in global plastic production • Describe the different paths that plastic can take after disposal • Consider how effective the UK is at recycling • Decide whether a linear economy is fit for purpose in the 21st century • Reflect on artistic works showing the plastic problem

  3. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? How much plastic have you already touched today? Make a list of plastic you think you have already touched today.

  4. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Many of our clothes are made from plastic. Synthetic fabrics such as polyester and nylon are made using plastic fibres. Hidden plastic

  5. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Everyday items such as teabags use plastic to seal them shut. Manufacturers are now looking at alternatives. Hidden plastic

  6. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Some cosmetics contain microbeads advertised as an exfoliant. A single shower could result in 100,000 plastic particles being released into the ocean. Hidden plastic

  7. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Describe three things the graph tells you about global plastic production since 1950. VIEW GALLERY

  8. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? What has happened to the 6.3 billion tonnes of plastic produced since the 1950s?

  9. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? When you throw away plastic, what might happen to it? Where does the plastic go?

  10. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Life cycle of a plastic bottle VIEW GALLERY

  11. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? What are the three possible ways that a plastic bottle can be disposed of? Can you order these to show how much harm they more cause the environment? Give reasons for your answer. Diagram questions

  12. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? How good are we at recycling? Do you know what can be recycled and what cannot?

  13. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Which of these items can be recycled?

  14. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? What about in East Riding of Yorkshire?

  15. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? … and how about in Tonbridge?

  16. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? It has been estimated that nearly 5 billion plastic straws are thrown away in England each year.

  17. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? It has been estimated that nearly 5 billion plastic straws are thrown away in England each year.

  18. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? 25% of Europe’s plastics are used once and then thrown away.

  19. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? 25% of Europe’s plastics are used once and then thrown away.

  20. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? There are 39 different recycling schemes in the UK.

  21. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? There are 39 different recycling schemes in the UK.

  22. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Over half of the councils in the UK recycle plastic bags.

  23. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Over half of the councils in the UK recycle plastic bags.

  24. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? It is ok to make a mistake and put something wrong in the recycling bin.

  25. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? It is ok to make a mistake and put something wrong in the recycling bin.

  26. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? You have to wash or rinse all plastic items before you put them in the recycling.

  27. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? You have to wash or rinse all plastic items before you put them in the recycling.

  28. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Black plastic cannot be recycled.

  29. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Black plastic cannot be recycled.

  30. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Symbols like this mean it is recyclable…

  31. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Symbols like this mean it is recyclable…

  32. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Approximately 13 billion plastic bottles are used each year in the UK.

  33. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Approximately 13 billion plastic bottles are used each year in the UK.

  34. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Less than half of plastic bottles are recycled in the UK.

  35. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Less than half of plastic bottles are recycled in the UK.

  36. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Is recycling enough? …or can we think differently?

  37. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste?

  38. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Comparing economic models

  39. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Eliminating unnecessary plastic…

  40. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Karl Taylor’s ocean pollution awareness campaign The Karl Taylor Photography team dedicated a weeks’ worth of time to the project, planning and creating images that were made using thousands of pieces of litter collected from just 2km of the coastline over the past month.

  41. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? From Karl… The amount of litter was astounding, from plastic bottles to fishing gear, shoes to medical equipment, and marine biologist Richard Lord explained the litter was part of a much wider problem: ‘The ultimate problem is that this plastic is accumulating in the environment and has nowhere to go, so we’ve got to stop increasing the amount that we keep adding’. ‘When Richard first approached me my initial thought was that with many environmental images out there, unless they contain an element of shock, they are easily overlooked. The message had to be clear and it had to be strong.’

  42. Lesson 4: How can we deal with all the plastic waste? Karl said… ‘My hope was that by assisting with this campaign, by creating eye catching and thought provoking images, we could circulate the images to a wider audience and help raise awareness and encourage people to become a part of the solution.’ Once the shoot was complete, all the items were sorted and sent for recycling.

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