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As consumers, we can make sure that we maintain the goods we have in the best possible condition, so that they last. We can also repair things, and reuse some things, like a pair of jeans that are thin on the knees – cut the legs off and have a useful pair of shorts!
Household items that you can reuse: plastic carrier bags: save them to reuse as shopping bags and bin bags
envelopes: stick labels over the address and reuse glass jars: clean out and use as storage containers, for example, nails, paper clips, sugar, flour, and so on
A pair of jeans ... food scraps: use to make a compost heap.
… can become a pair of shorts …
… which can become oven mitts … Challenge Activity 3 Start recycling now!
Work on your own. 1 Analyse your dustbin at home: 1.1 Weigh the contents. 1.2 Separate the contents into piles, boxes or bags of (1) glass, (2) tins, (3) paper, (4) plastic, (5) food waste, and (6) other.
1.3 If you recycle your waste, what weight of rubbish would be left to throw away, in other words for municipal collection?
2 As a class, investigate the possibility of starting a recycling depot for glass, cans, and paper at your school. Your school will benefit by selling these things to recycling companies and you will all be helping to save resources and the environment.
3 Brainstorm suggestions for items that can be recycled in the home, and how these could be used in useful, creative (and money-saving) ways.
4 Create a list of recycling possibilities to try out at home. 5 Bring examples of recycled goods to school for a ‘show and tell’. Total: 20 marks
… or a denim bag!
Exam word:
analyse: look at something carefully, break it up into logical parts and explain these parts in a systematic and critical way, giving strengths and weaknesses
investigate: follow a systematic way of analysing a problem to arrive at a proven conclusion
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