• Bird-sky- mountain- Bird-sky- mountain- animal- forest- air- animal- forest- air- sun- ocean- man- sun- ocean- man- desert …desert …

•Waste- fire- Waste- fire- flooding-erosion-flooding-erosion-extinction-extinction-destruction- destruction- damage- fear-threat damage- fear-threat ……

The word The word “environment”“environment” means means simply what is around us. simply what is around us.

The word The word “ecology”“ecology” came from came from the Greek which means the Greek which means “home”.“home”.

What problems are there in What problems are there in the environment today?the environment today?

Air, water and soil pollutionAir, water and soil pollution

Endangered speciesEndangered species

Destruction of natural resourcesDestruction of natural resources

LitteringLittering

OverpopulationOverpopulation

What are possible results What are possible results of men’s destructive of men’s destructive activity?activity?• “ “ It may cause…”It may cause…”

•“ “ It can bring about…”It can bring about…”

•“ “ The result of it may be…”The result of it may be…”

• “ “ It may lead to…”It may lead to…”

What are possible results What are possible results of men’s destructive of men’s destructive activity?activity? Air Pollution Air Pollution Water and Soil PollutionWater and Soil Pollution

Forest DestructionForest Destruction Extermination of animalsExtermination of animals

Is there any solution of Is there any solution of these problems?these problems?

People all over People all over the world the world should …should …

Trash is one of the biggest Trash is one of the biggest problems of environment.problems of environment.

-40% paper-40% paper-10% metal-10% metal-8% glass-8% glass-8% plastic-8% plastic-7% food scraps-7% food scraps-9% other-9% other

The percentage of materials in household

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How Long Litter LastsHow Long Litter Lasts

• Traffic ticket -Traffic ticket - 1 month1 month• Banana peel-Banana peel- up to 6 up to 6

monthsmonths• Wool sock -Wool sock - 1 year1 year• Wooden stake -Wooden stake - 4 years4 years• Wax paper cupWax paper cup -5 years-5 years• Painted wooden stakePainted wooden stake -13 -13

yearsyears• Tin can -Tin can -100 years100 years• Aluminum can, plastic Aluminum can, plastic

bottle -bottle -up to 500 yearsup to 500 years• Glass containers Glass containers - forever- forever

The three R'sThe three R's

•RReduce educe

•RReuseeuse

• RRecycleecycle

What is it made of?What is it made of?

Surgical gloves,Surgical gloves, hemphemp

Plastic bottlesPlastic bottles

Recycled milk Recycled milk bottlesbottles

What is it made of?What is it made of? Plastic milk jugsPlastic milk jugs

Recycled plasticRecycled plastic

Recycled Recycled ppaper and plasticaper and plastic

Recycled aluminumRecycled aluminum

Energy contractEnergy contractI,______________________________, I,______________________________, promise that I will help to conservepromise that I will help to conserveenergy for a period of two weeks byenergy for a period of two weeks by 1.______________________________1.______________________________ 2.______________________________2.______________________________ 3.______________________________3.________________________________________________(signature)__________________(signature)___________________( date)___________________( date)