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HELPING OUR PLANET

HELPING OUR PLANET. Maria Gracia Gan Matias Breuer Shalah Mohammed. The 3 R ’s. RE FUSE. TOO MUCH PLASTIC. 24 BILLION POUNDS OF PLASTIC. ONE TRILLION SHOPPING BAGS EACH YEAR. MILLIONS OF PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS. ONLY 5% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PLASTIC THROWN OUT IS RECYCLED.

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HELPING OUR PLANET

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  1. HELPING OUR PLANET Maria GraciaGan Matias Breuer Shalah Mohammed

  2. The 3R’s

  3. REFUSE

  4. TOO MUCH PLASTIC 24 BILLION POUNDS OF PLASTIC. ONE TRILLION SHOPPING BAGS EACH YEAR.

  5. MILLIONSOFPLASTICSHOPPING BAGS

  6. ONLY5% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PLASTIC THROWN OUT IS RECYCLED

  7. PLASTIC DOES NOTBIODEGRADE BUT INSTEAD PHOTO-DEGRADES

  8. 315 BILLION POUNDS OF PLASTIC IN THE OCEAN

  9. 40% OF THE OCEANS’ SURFACE

  10. THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH Made by: Maria GraciaGan

  11. Environmental Impact

  12. ANIMALS • EATPLASTIC • 1,000,000 Sea Birds • 100,000 Marine Mammals • Entangled • Trapped • DEATH

  13. HOW CAN WE HELP?

  14. What Can We Do? • “Think Green Act Green” • Education & Awareness • FDR RECYCLES!

  15. Before Recycling… MOST importantly… REDUCE & RE-USE! • REDUCE: Don’t buy plastic bottles! • RE-USE: Bring your own reusable bottle! FDR USES 13,000PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES A YEAR

  16. DO WE WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLEFOR THIS?

  17. OUR PLANET WEHAVE THE POWER TO MAKE CHANGE

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