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• Bird-sky- mountain- Bird-sky- mountain- animal- forest- air- animal- forest- air- sun- ocean- man- sun- ocean- man- desert …desert …
•Waste- fire- Waste- fire- flooding-erosion-flooding-erosion-extinction-extinction-destruction- destruction- damage- fear-threat damage- fear-threat ……
The word The word “environment”“environment” means means simply what is around us. simply what is around us.
The word The word “ecology”“ecology” came from came from the Greek which means the Greek which means “home”.“home”.
What problems are there in What problems are there in the environment today?the environment today?
Air, water and soil pollutionAir, water and soil pollution
Endangered speciesEndangered species
Destruction of natural resourcesDestruction of natural resources
LitteringLittering
OverpopulationOverpopulation
What are possible results What are possible results of men’s destructive of men’s destructive activity?activity?• “ “ It may cause…”It may cause…”
•“ “ It can bring about…”It can bring about…”
•“ “ The result of it may be…”The result of it may be…”
• “ “ It may lead to…”It may lead to…”
What are possible results What are possible results of men’s destructive of men’s destructive activity?activity? Air Pollution Air Pollution Water and Soil PollutionWater and Soil Pollution
Forest DestructionForest Destruction Extermination of animalsExtermination of animals
Is there any solution of Is there any solution of these problems?these problems?
People all over People all over the world the world should …should …
Trash is one of the biggest Trash is one of the biggest problems of environment.problems of environment.
-40% paper-40% paper-10% metal-10% metal-8% glass-8% glass-8% plastic-8% plastic-7% food scraps-7% food scraps-9% other-9% other
The percentage of materials in household
trash 1
2
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How Long Litter LastsHow Long Litter Lasts
• Traffic ticket -Traffic ticket - 1 month1 month• Banana peel-Banana peel- up to 6 up to 6
monthsmonths• Wool sock -Wool sock - 1 year1 year• Wooden stake -Wooden stake - 4 years4 years• Wax paper cupWax paper cup -5 years-5 years• Painted wooden stakePainted wooden stake -13 -13
yearsyears• Tin can -Tin can -100 years100 years• Aluminum can, plastic Aluminum can, plastic
bottle -bottle -up to 500 yearsup to 500 years• Glass containers Glass containers - forever- forever
The three R'sThe three R's
•RReduce educe
•RReuseeuse
• RRecycleecycle
What is it made of?What is it made of?
Surgical gloves,Surgical gloves, hemphemp
Plastic bottlesPlastic bottles
Recycled milk Recycled milk bottlesbottles
What is it made of?What is it made of? Plastic milk jugsPlastic milk jugs
Recycled plasticRecycled plastic
Recycled Recycled ppaper and plasticaper and plastic
Recycled aluminumRecycled aluminum
Energy contractEnergy contractI,______________________________, I,______________________________, promise that I will help to conservepromise that I will help to conserveenergy for a period of two weeks byenergy for a period of two weeks by 1.______________________________1.______________________________ 2.______________________________2.______________________________ 3.______________________________3.________________________________________________(signature)__________________(signature)___________________( date)___________________( date)