Reusing Wrappers

Our observations

Lack of proper methods of waste management

Heavy school bags Wastage of electricity Improper disposal of food wrappers Wastage of paper

The problem that we thought of addressing to… Inappropriate disposal of food wrappers The effect of inappropriate disposal of food

wrappers:

A pollutant that harms the environmentKills cattle by choking them Affects seepage of water into soilReleases harmful gases when burnt

What we did with plastic

We used plastic bags to cover our notebooks We also tried to make a mat by stitching

wrappers together

Ideas into action

We needed staplers, plastic wrappers and books to cover.

Budget……. Almost no money was required as plastic

wrapper is a waste and staplers were available at home.

How long did it take?

It took us less than 5 minutes to cover one notebook . So it really was not a tedious task.

Spreading the word

We distributed pamphlets about our idea in the neighborhood and spoke to other students in our school.

We also told our acquaintances to circulate the idea to as many people as possible.

Continuing with the idea

We have decided to check that the plastic wrappers are not thrown away in an indiscriminate manner.

We will in future try too promote the idea of reusing wrappers in the best possible way.