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Tuesday, 13 August 2019

Hurumanu- Recycling

Aim: To learn practical ways of recycling so that we can make our world a better place.

 

The Zero Waste Climate Solution movie

 

How can we prevent climate change by recycling these products?

 

Plastics:

Cycling or walking: 

Paper:

Steel: 

 

 

 

AT WHAT RATES DO DIFFERENT ITEMS DECOMPOSE?

MY INVESTIGATION.

 

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Choose 5 items from the list and investigate them. 

 

You need to answer three questions.

 

Name: Nappy 

 

  1. How long do they take to decompose?  200 - 500 years 

  2. What resource/fossil fuel are they made from? The components to making a disposable nappy are waterproof, wood pulp and synthetic polyacrylate (cloth Diapering) Disposable diaper, polyethylene plastic are used and the raw material for this is the oil: it takes 1 cup of crude oil to make the plastic for one disposable diaper.

  3. How is this resource recycled?

  4. How does this object contribute to climate change?


 

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