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Waste and Recycling

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    Facts and Vocabulary related to waste and recycling
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  • What are the circular current flows called in the oceans?
    Gyres.
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  • What happens to oil that is poured down the sink?
    It clogs up/blocks drains (sewers) with fat bergs and when they are blocked sewage flows into rivers.
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  • Name three alternatives to using plastic food containers.
    alternative packaging to plastic is now made from algae, corn starch, wood fibers, sea shells, milk protein.
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  • What are the orange waste bins for?
    Cooking oil waste.
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  • Name 5 things that you can re-use a plastic water bottle for.
    https://foshbottle.com/blogs/fosh/60-ways-to-reuse-plastic-bottles
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  • What can old trainers be used for? (name 3)
    foam below wood sports hall floors, artificial grass, running tracks, walkways, playgrounds, carpet padding.
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  • What three plastic everyday products have been banned in the UK in 2020?
    plastic drinking straws, stirring sticks and ear buds.
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  • Which fashion companies take back your clothes to recycle them? (name 2)
    Nike, H&M and Uniqlo.
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  • Why is this paper brown?
    Because it's made of recycled material.
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  • What is this Nike Trash Talk shoe made from?
    Waste and left over material from the factory.
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  • What is this cup made from?
    Plant starch.
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  • What percentage (-%) reduction of plastic bag use after they started to charge for them at shops?
    90%
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  • What is this container called?
    A milk carton.
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  • What are these containers called and what are they made of?
    Steel food tins.
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  • What are these containers called and what are they made of?
    Glass jars.
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  • How many 'disposable' plastic bags does each person use every year on average?
    150 bags!
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