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Q. 6.     Do you think it is better to use compost instead of chemical fertilisers? Why?

Yes, it is better to use compost rather than going for fertilizers because: 

(i) Compost is environmentally friendly to use.

(ii) Compost is cheap to produce and easy and harmless to use.

(iii) Compositing helps with the recycling of waste matter.

(iv) Composting provides a way to dispose of garbage.

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Q. 5. (c) Write a story on how packaging increases the amount of garbage

Packaging increases the amount of garbage as we keep throwing the packaging materials in improper places. Also, most of the packaging materials are plastic which is non-recyclable and cannot be properly degraded. These wastes get into drains and block them, creating pollution.

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Q. 5.  (b) Give an example in which packaging could have been reduced.
          

The usage of plastic bags as the packaging of food items can be reduced. Food in plastic bags might affect our health and moreover, plastic bags are non-recyclable and may pollute the environment.

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Q. 5. (a) Collect different kinds of packaging material. What was the purpose for which each one was used? Discuss in groups.
           

The different kinds of packaging materials commonly used include:

(i) Paper bags for carrying small groceries, medicines

(ii) Cloth or jute bags for carrying fruits, vegetables, or other groceries

(iii) Plastic bags for carrying fruits, vegetables and other household items.

(iv) Cardboard boxes for transportation of packed material.

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Q.  4. (b) With the help of a lens look at the pieces of paper you collected for the above question. Do you see any difference in the material of recycled paper and a new sheet of paper?

It is very difficult to find out the difference between recycled paper and a new sheet of paper. Although recycled paper will seem rough when compared to new one. 

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Q.  4. (a) Collect pieces of different kinds of paper. Find out which of these can be recycled.

 

Pieces of paper can be obtained from newspapers, magazines, used envelopes, notebooks etc. All types of paper can be recycled.

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  Q. 3 (b) If you and your friends are given the choice of eating on a plastic plate or a banana leaf platter at a party, which one would you prefer and why?

We would prefer to eat food on a banana leaf platter. This is because it is bio-degradable and can be easily converted into manure by the process of composting. On the other hand, plastic plates are non-biodegradable and cannot be converted into compost. They remain in the environment thus polluting it.

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Q. 3. (a) What do you do with the leftover food at home?
            

Leftover food is a biodegradable waste which can be collected and used to make compost. Leftover food such as vegetable peel should be dumped into a compost pit. Compost provides nutrients to the soil and makes it fertile.

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Q. 2.     Discuss :

             (b) Is it possible to reduce the problems relating to the disposal of garbage?

Yes, it is possible to reduce the problems relating to the disposal of garbage. The methods are discussed below:

(i) Avoid using plastic bags by encouraging shopkeepers to use paper bags.

(ii) Saving paper by using both sides of paper.

(iii) Using separate bins for recyclable and non-recyclable waste.

(iv) Using kitchen waste to make manure.

(v) Encouraging family and friends to follow proper disposal practices. 

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Q. 2.     Discuss :

             (a) Is garbage disposal the responsibility only of the government?
  

Along with government and local municipality corporation , it is also the  duity of every citizen to help in garbage disposal a clean environment is necessary to keep us healthy and also to avoide spread of disease

 

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