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  • While teaching the chapter “Our Environment” the teacher stressed the harmful effects of burning of fossil fuels, plastic, paper, etc. The students noticed the extensive use of plastic and polythene in daily life, which can be avoided and t

While teaching the chapter “Our Environment” the teacher stressed the harmful effects of burning of fossil fuels, plastic, paper, etc. The students noticed the extensive use of plastic and polythene in daily life, which can be avoided and the surroundings can be kept clean. They decided to make their school “plastic and polythene” free and motivated each other for its minimum use.
    (a)    Why should the use of polythene and plastic be reduced in daily life?
    (b)    In what ways the students would have avoided the use of plastic and polythene in their school?
    (c)    How the students would have motivated each other for the success of their decision ?

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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a) Polythene and plastic are non-biodegradable materials which cannot be decomposed by micro-organisms. Burning of plastoc in open air leads to enviromental pollution dur to release of poisonous gases. When polythene is thrown on land it makes the soil less fertile. When thrown in water in chokes our water bodies and harms the aquatic life . if eaten by stray animals, the plastic bags can choke their alimentary canal.
(b) Stop using polythene bads and starts using bags made of cloth or jute.
One must collect the used and discarded items of plastic and send them to the respective industries for making fresh plastic items.
The use of disposable items like cold drink cans, stationary items, glasses shouled be avoided. Have freshly squeezed juice or eat fruit instead of buying juice in plastic bottles. It is healtheir too.
Students should carry tiffin and water in steel containers instead of plastic containers.
Encourage the use of ink pens instead of ball pens made of plastic.
(c) Students can- (i) create a vibrant school board about the improvement of environment,

                           (ii) Holding a recyling challenge to clean the school and design the recycle bin,

                          (iii) Students should create and put up signs and posters around the school about the harmful effects of using plastic,

                          (iv) Speeches in morning assembly , debate competitions in the favour of enviroment safety should be conducted ,

                          (v) Start an Eco or Sustainable Club and

                          (vi) make new recycling and composting collection stations in the school and nearby localities.

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