Today, the children have been researching and discussing the topic of Reuse, Recycle and Reduce. When they were researching about this topic, they found out some startling facts:
- Every Christmas, 11,000 football pitches worth of wrapping paper is thrown away.
- Americans throw away over 4oo pounds of trash each day.
- Every year, Americans throw away 50 billion food and drink cans, 27 billion glass bottle and jars, and 65 million plastic and metal can covers.
- 2.12 billion tonnes of waste globally is thrown away each year, and 99% of the stuff that we buy becomes trash within 6 months.
- Each year, one person can get through 90 drink cans, 70 food cans, 107 bottles and jars, and 45 kilograms of plastic.
- 55 million 2 litre plastic bottles are thrown away in Bristol each year.
- Every 12 seconds someone fly tips.
- Since the 1960s, litter has increased by 500%.
- Only 15% of 65 million ink cartridges are recycled.
The children also looked into ways that we could help our planet:
- Get rid of plastic bags.
- Start relying on reusable containers.
- Start composting.
- Learn to repair instead of discarding.
- Cancel unnecessary mail.
- Stop using disposable plates and cups.
- Buy products with less packaging.
- Take a reusable bag to the shops.
- Instead of plastic bottles use glass ones.
- According to Planet Arc, 85% of people now think that recycling at home is the right thing to do.