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http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnorman/3590939898/

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Photo taken by Dominic Alves at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/4087668527/Creative Commons Licence

Photo taken by Alan Stanton at http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanstanton/4465046932/Creative Commons Licence

Waste is anything that is no longer wanted or required by someone 

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Task 1 Bi–polar analysis of images

For the following two images, use worksheet 1 to decide on what rating you would give them using the following categories:

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Photo taken by Alan Stanton at http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanstanton/4465046932/

Creative Commons Licence PICTURE 1

Photo taken by D'Arcy Norman / D'Arcy Norman

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnorman/3590939898/

Creative Commons Licence PICTURE 2

Bi-polar analysis follow upPhoto 1 Fly-tipping is the illegal disposal of

waste onto land with no licence to accept waste.

Photo 2 Landfill is the legal disposal of waste

into or onto land. Today, landfill sites are constructed and operated to strict technical standards in order to reduce environmental effects.

Now, write down:- Two costs and one benefit gained from waste

What are some of the environmental costs of waste?

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Landfill Waste treatment, including landfill, released nearly 32% of the UK's methane emissions in 2004.

Fly-tippingThe illegal dumping of waste is a serious environmental crime which costs local authorities throughout the UK over £100 million a year.

What are some of the personal costs of waste?

UK households throw away between £250 and £400 of potentially edible food every year.

Uncontrolled waste disposal can be hazardous to the public who may come in to contact with it e.g. chemical wastes, electrical items, syringes.

What are some of the benefits from waste?There are currently 141,000 people employed in

the UK waste management industry.The UK recovers value from 22% of household

waste.

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Task 2 - How does Jacton Mwakere make a living?Read through the information cards. Sort them into categories of your choice.Then sort them into the following categories:

Jacton’s life, other dwellers of the rubbish tip, Practical Action, background information.

Respond to the following questions: How does Jacton Mwakere make a living? What are the living conditions like on the rubbish tip? Do the people living at the tip receive any help?

If so, who from? How much of a difference does this help make?

What does the future hold for Jacton?

Task 3 How does Jacton Mwakere make a living?

Produce a diary entry on a day in the life of Jacton Mwakere.

Use your notes and answers from the card sort exercise but use your imagination too – the purpose of the task is to show empathy.

You should not just repeat information as written on the information cards.

PlenaryEvery year, UK households throw away enough

waste to fill 3.5 million double-decker buses (almost 30 million tonnes). 

These buses parked end to end would stretch from London to Sydney (Australia) and back!

PlenaryMost of the world's waste is produced by people from the 'developed' world (which includes Britain), even though these people only make up about 5% of the world's population.

Developed world – including us Developing world