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Tuesday 6 August 2019

Hurumanu.....The Zero Waste Climate Solution

Hello Fellow readers and welcome to another blog post about science today we watched a 7 minute video called The Zero Waste Climate Solution and got our answers from their here is my work.

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




Video questions:

What has human activity done to our planet?
It has made a unnatural form of greenhouse gasses.
What is Zero Waste?
Definition: 
One of the quickest and cheapest ways a community can immediately reduce climate impact.



What stuff has a carbon footprint?
Some of the things that have carbon footprints are :
Phones, cars, bottles etc.
What are 4 easy things to help our planet?
  1.   Reduce
  2.   Redesign
  3.   Reuse
  4.   Repair
What do we need to recycle?

  1. Cans
  2. Bottles
  3. Glass
  4. Plastic

What does recycling do to our planet?
The thing that recycling does to our planet is it reduce Co2 Emissions.
How much of our rubbish is made up of food scraps?
50% of compostable materials.

What does methane gas do to our planet?
It traps a lot more sunlight it traps 84x more potent than Co2 over the short term.

What does soil do to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
It pulls carbon down from the atmosphere.
What do using zero waste practices do to our planet?
To lower Co2 Emissions and to reuse more trash and reduce more trash.

    What is a carbon footprint?


    What is your Carbon Footprint?


    You are now going to look at your own carbon footprint by taking a questionnaire. Remember to 'Add details to improve accuracy'.

    Based on the questionnaire what is your:

    1. Ecological Footprint
    2. Carbon Footprint

    How many planets did you have?

    2.8 planets

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