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Environmental Studies. A lesson prepared by Saskia Hélène Menting, for CLIL Prime, an Erasmus+ Project Kladno, Czech Republic November, 2017. PLASTIC TRASH. Beach of Ansedonia , ITALY, June 2014. The TRASH DRAGON. We divided the plastic by color. Time: 3 hours
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EnvironmentalStudies • A lesson prepared by Saskia Hélène Menting, for CLIL Prime, an Erasmus+ Project • Kladno, Czech Republic • November, 2017
PLASTIC TRASH Beach ofAnsedonia, ITALY, June 2014
The TRASH DRAGON We divided the plastic by color. Time: 3 hours We created a TRASH DRAGON on the beach Length: 10 meters
OVER 5 TRILLION PIECES OF PLASTIC CURRENTLY LITTER THE OCEAN Trash accumulates in 5 ocean garbage patches. The largest one is: the Great Pacific Trash Vortex It is located between Hawaii and California. This floating mass of plastic has the size of Spain and Portugal put together!
Here are some Facts about Plastic Pollution: Over the last ten years we have produced more plastic than during the whole of the last century.
50 % of the plastic we use, we use just once and throw away. We currently recycle only 5% of the plastics we produce It takes 500-1000 years for plastic to degrade.
One million sea birds and 100,000 marine mammalsare killed annually from plastic in our oceans.
What can I do? ? ? ?
I can: • Choose to reuse when it comes to shopping bags and bottled water.
I can: • Choose to reuse when it comes to shopping bags and bottled water. • Reduce everyday plastics such as sandwich bags and juice cartons by replacing them with a reusable lunch bag/box that includes a thermos.
I can: • Choose to reuse when it comes to shopping bags and bottled water. • Reduce everyday plastics such as sandwich bags and juice cartons by replacing them with a reusable lunch bag/box that includes a thermos. • Seek out alternatives to the plastic items that I rely on.
I can: • Choose to reuse when it comes to shopping bags and bottled water. • Reduce everyday plastics such as sandwich bags and juice cartons by replacing them with a reusable lunch bag/box that includes a thermos. • Seek out alternatives to the plastic items that I rely on. • Recycle.
I can: • Choose to reuse when it comes to shopping bags and bottled water. • Reduce everyday plastics such as sandwich bags and juice cartons by replacing them with a reusable lunch bag/box that includes a thermos. • Seek out alternatives to the plastic items that I rely on. • Recycle. • Volunteer at a beach cleanup.
I can: • Choose to reuse when it comes to shopping bags and bottled water. • Reduce everyday plastics such as sandwich bags and juice cartons by replacing them with a reusable lunch bag/box that includes a thermos. • Seek out alternatives to the plastic items that I rely on. • Recycle. • Volunteer at a beach cleanup. • Spread the word. Talk to my family and friends about why it is important to reduce plastic in our lives and the nasty impacts of plastic pollution.