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q1 Week 6 Science

The document outlines the causes of various environmental issues, categorizing them into land, water, and air pollution. It also presents the 5R's of Responsible Waste Management: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair, and Rot, providing practical actions for each category to mitigate environmental impact. These strategies encourage sustainable practices to minimize waste and pollution.

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q1 Week 6 Science

The document outlines the causes of various environmental issues, categorizing them into land, water, and air pollution. It also presents the 5R's of Responsible Waste Management: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair, and Rot, providing practical actions for each category to mitigate environmental impact. These strategies encourage sustainable practices to minimize waste and pollution.

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Identify the causes of the following environmental issues.

Select
your answer from the give in the box.
1. Burning of plastic cups
2. Throwing chemicals in the sea
3. Smoke from buses and cars
4. Throwing of garbage in the river
5. Burning of old rubber tires

Land Pollution Water Pollution Air Pollution


5R’s of Responsible Waste
Management

1. Reduce
• Buy items in refillable containers
• Use cloth bag/eco bag/paper bag/native
baskets instead of plastic bag, when you buy
groceries.
• Avoid buying disposable items or single use
products such as batteries, razors, utensils,
plates, cups, etc.
2. Reuse
• Donate or sell re-usable items.
• Use both sides of paper when printing and
re-use as scratch paper, gift wrapper, etc.
• Consider the potential life span or
durability when buying new products. • Buy
durable food/storage containers and reuse
them instead of using foil and plastic
bags/wrap.
3. Recycle
• Do not throw away used
newspaper or used writing pads.
Sell them or bring them to paper
mills which can turn them into
usable paper again.
• Used bottles, tin cans, and rubber
tiles can be recycled into useful
4. Repair
• Have appliances, office
equipment, lighting fixtures, and
automotive parts repaired instead
of buying new ones.
• Have an old furniture
reupholstered or refurbished
instead of buying new ones.
5. Rot
• Set up a compost pile to compost
your yard trimmings.
• Make a compost pit/bin in the
yard for your biodegradable
materials such as fruits,
vegetables, coffee grinds, etc.

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