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Satellites show forests burning in Brazil, Indonesia, Australia, Spain ...

A new species inhabits our seas, "plastic" 13.000 pieces per square kilometer!

Pyrenees glaciers are melting. And in Patagonia, Argentina, and Norway as well

Sunbathing has become dangerous: the deterioration of the ozone layer causes more ultraviolet radiation

How to live without destroying the planet?

Recycling is one of the best things that you can do for the environment. While reducing piles

of garbage, you're also protecting natural resources, cutting down global warming pollution and saving water and energy.

Make recycling a family affair. It’s easier to get people involved if they know what they’re supposed to do. The goal is to make recycling so easy and automatic that it blends into the flow of everyday life.

Why is it important to recycle and save Why is it important to recycle and save natural resources? natural resources?

The strategy of the 3 R'sOne of the keys to reducing the amount of waste generated is to apply this simple rule, which corresponds to the initials of

"Reduce", "Reuse" and "Recycle", which should established in this order at the time of managing waste.

Children must to learn why it is important to treat natural resources and waste with care.

The rate of waste generation amounts at the city of Madrid to 1.5 kg per capita per day, representing a

quantity of waste difficult to imagine.

There are many possible ways to reduce the amount and hazard of waste. Here are some tips:

-Buy products in bulk or large packages whenever possible. Avoid individual products and flee from disposable items (plates, cutlery, napkin ...).

- Avoid the use of dangerous products or replace them with less harmful ones(batteries rechargeable, vegetable-based or water inks, organic cleaners, etc). 

-Do not use disposable products, choose other more durable (handkerchiefs, cutlery, glass dishes, shopping carts ...). If you have to buy them give several applications: fill the bottle, wash the cutlery and plates, reuse shopping bags, etc.

-You can give new functions to objects that you would throw away otherwise:

Use clothes that you can not donate as rags.

Take glass jars to store other products.

Use shopping bags for trash instead of buying other bags, etc.

-Donate anything that can still be helpful to someone else. There are associations that collect clothing, computers, furniture, toys, books ... and are responsible for making them available to people who need them.

Although the recycling of most materials need for processes that can not be done at home, some products can be recycled at home:

- Soap from vegetable oil.- Recycled paper.- Composting: technology for recycling organic waste.- Crafts and other creative ideas.

But the most important thing is

What waste is in the yellow container?

• Plastic Packaging :Milk bottles, juice, yoghurt, soft drinks, water, home cleaning products or of personal care (gel, shampoo, cologne, cream, etc.).Butter or cream tubs, cups of yoghurt, pudding or other desserts.Shopping bags, packaged goods such as muffins, bread, chips, nuts, etc..Polystyrene trays (Styrofoam), plastic film and plastic wraps (the film which come with trays of meat, fruits, vegetables and fish)Large plastic wraps of mattress or furniture covers. single-use glasses, dishes or cutlery.• metal containers(Steel and aluminium):Cans, tins. Aluminum plates and trays Foil,bags of chips, etc. Lids and caps of bottles or jars. Sprays

• brick type packaging :milk, tomato, wine, oil, soup bricks ...

It is important to note that in the yellow bin only plastics that are part of a package (along with

cans and bricks) should be deposited. If you want to recycle other plastic products and

materials, such as a toy or a plastic chair, you should take them to the Recycling Depot.

What types of waste go to the green container? Glass container.

Bottles, cans and glass jars.

Remove lids, caps, corks, paper labels. Rinse bottles before placing in the container. Glass bottles must not be mixed with other types of glass such as windows, light bulbs, mirrors, glass tableware or auto glass. Pottery contaminates glass and is difficult to sort out.

What waste is in the blue container? Paper and cardboard container.

Newspapers, magazines, catalogues, letters, cardboard packaging, egg

boxes, etc.

Do not throw dirty paper or plastic bags.

Fold cardboard

What is he doing?

There are battery containers in many places such as schools, gyms, supermarkets, street signs...

Single Use Batteries (Alkaline, Heavy Duty)

Chemist`s. Sigre Point

Medicine, drugs.

Do not throw them in any other container.

Chemicals must never be dumped in drains or toilets.

Container of organic matter and debris. Organic matter (food waste). Paper and dirt. Diapers.

Place in sealed bags to avoid contaminating the containers.

City Recycling Depot. (Punto Limpio)

Some of the waste will require special handling procedures and special recycling places or processes.

Chemicals or used oil, must never be disposed of in drains or into toilets.

Items such as poison, paint, oil, solvent, automotive fluid, cleaning soap and herbicide.

Motor Oil, Tyres and Car Batteries

Fluorescent light bulbs, Mercury Thermostats & Thermometers, Mercury Switches.

Unwanted Household Goods (small appliances, tableware, clothing, furniture, toys, sports equipment, children's books, etc.)

Some of the waste will require special Some of the waste will require special handling procedures and special handling procedures and special recycling places or processes.recycling places or processes.

The distribution or location of the recycling depots in our country (fixed and / or mobile), depends on the Community, municipality or district where you live.

It is therefore advisable to call your town council information service.

20% of men consume more than 80% of the earth's resources.

5,000 people die every day from unsafe water. One thousand million people lack access to clean water.

One thousand million people are hungry.

Over 50% of the grain market in the world are used as animal food and agrofuels.

40% of the arable land is degraded.

13 million hectares of forest disappear annually.

One in four mammals, one in eight birds, one amphibian in three is in danger of extinction. Species are becoming extinct at rates 1,000 times the natural rate.

Three quarters of fish stocks are depleted, in decline or on the verge of becoming so.

The average temperature in the last 15 years has been the highest ever recorded.

The ice (ice bank or the polar regions) has lost 40% of its thickness in 40 years.

There could be 200 million climate refugees by 2050.

Global military spending is 12 times higher than development aid.

What can citizens do to protect the environment?

We all know what to do, but sometimes we forget.

Write a comment under each picturegiving advice on how to take care of our environment. Use should / shouldn’t

Don't throw away anything that can be recycled! Here is a list of things you should always recycle (or reuse!) ...

Where do you put these away in Valladolid?

Acid Batteries Aluminum Cans Building Materials Cardboard Chemicals Electronic equipment Glass (particularly bottles and jars) BatteriesMagazines Metal NewspaperOil Paint Paper Plastic Bags Plastic Bottles Steel Cans Tyres Wood Writing/Copy Paper

Do you really know, the meaning of these symbols? Write it down

What do you think about this image?Type your answer here:

Delete one of the two letters T / F

1. Waste is valueles, so they must always be in the dump.

2. cans, plastic containers and bricks should be disposed of in the yellow bin.

3. A broken plastic toy should be disposed of in the yellow bin.

4. The green bin is only used for glass containers .

5. Compost is a natural ferltilizer used for growing plants.

6. Used paper napkins should go in the blue bin.

7. Cardboard boxes and newspapers should be in different bins

8. Everything that cannot be recycled ore reused shoyuld go to dumps

9. Oil stained paper shouldn’t go to the blue bin.

10. Broken glasses and plates should be in the blue bin.

TEST: WASTE & RECYCLING, TRUE OR FALSE?

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Question 1: If you saw some one throw their paper on the ground out side, what would you do?

A Pick it up, yell at who did it, and throw it in a recycle bin.

B Who cares? They can do what they want to!

C Probably pick it up and put it where it belongs.

Question 2: Do you mostly...

A Pick up garbage when you see it laying around?

B Sit around all day and throw litter on the ground?

C Attend "Take it to the basket" meetings?

How Green are you? choose

Question 3: When you go to the store, do you use...

A Paper bags

B Reusable bags

C Plastic bags

Question 4: How long do your showers usually take?

A 20 min. usually less.

B 10 min. at the most

C 1 hour, I like nice bubble bathes!

Question 5: Do you keep the water running when you brush your teeth?

A NO WAY! That's just wasteful!

B Yes, but I don't brush my teeth THAT long!

C Sometimes, when I don't think about it!

Question 6: Do you use "green" items? Such as, paper towels, detergent, and so on.

A Most of the time! I try to!

B I don't really care what kind it is!

C Yes, all the time!

Question 7: Do you keep a recycling bin at your house, and recycle it?

A I like to!

B Yes, but I don't use it!

C YES!

Question 8: Do you turn your computer off when you don't use it?

A Yes.

B Most of the time.

C No, It takes too long to turn back on.

Question 9: Do you want to beat up BP for that oil spill?

A Well kind of! It's racking our ocean!

B Yeah! BP IS HORRIBLE!

C OH YEAH!

Question 10: Did you like this test?

A Yes .

B No.

C It was OK.