helping our planet
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
HELPING OUR PLANETMaria Gracia GanMatias BreuerShalah Mohammed
The 3R’s
REFUSE
TOO MUCH PLASTIC
ONE TRILLION SHOPPING BAGS EACH YEAR.
24 BILLION POUNDS OF
PLASTIC.
MILLIONS OF PLASTIC SHOPPING
BAGS
ONLY 5% OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
PLASTIC THROWN OUT IS
RECYCLED
PLASTICDOES NOT
BIODEGRADEBUT INSTEAD
PHOTO-DEGRADES
315 BILLION POUNDSOF PLASTIC IN THE OCEAN
40% OF THE
OCEANS’SURFACE
THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH
Made by: Maria Gracia Gan
Environmental Impact
o EAT PLASTICo 1,000,000 Sea
Birdso 100,000
Marine Mammals
o Entangledo Trappedo DEATH
ANIMALS
HOW CAN WE HELP?
What Can We Do?o“Think Green Act Green”oEducation & AwarenessoFDR RECYCLES!
MOST importantly…
REDUCE & RE-USE!oREDUCE: Don’t buy plastic bottles!
oRE-USE: Bring your own reusable bottle!
Before Recycling…
FDR USES 13,000 PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES A YEAR
DO WE WANT TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?
OUR PLANET
WE HAVE THE POWER
TO MAKE CHANGE