PLASTIC WASTE INFORMATION

By: the exhibition group composed by Federico de Lima, Juan Felipe Gutiérrez, Juan Felipe Rueda and

Santiago Cuello.

INTRODUCTION This power point is for each one of you to

undersatnd the global problem of plastic waste, with the previous inquiry we did in our exhibition inquiry process.

You will learn things such as the the impacts and problems that plastic waste generates, possible solutions tp the problem and the benefits of reducing plastic waste, in addition things like how is the problem like, or why is it like this.

Loi 1: An inquiry into the impact of plastic waste in our community

Plastic waste generates a very big impact on our community, with our research we can say it is a bad impact, some of the problems generated by plastic waste may affect us such as toxics and chemicals released by it, also pollution, in addition plastic waste occupies many space, finishes with our green space, also we are destroying biodiversity, waste of plastic left on the of the lack of education, most of people are not interested on plastic waste, because they do not care about the problem until it affects them, they mostly do not care about other species, even if there are 5 plastic islands in the world the biggest is 2 times as big as Texas, the group has seen that plastic sea is killing many animals, and the pollution in the air generates acid rain, which is very dangerous for us, the group thinks that this is a problem generated because waste has made our environment polluted and our city dirty, it is a global problem which does not only has an environmental impact on our community, but people are affected socially because of the multiple problems generated by it, also it has an economical impact, cleaning plastic waste takes many money and an example of people wasting money buying plastic, is people buying many plastic bottles instead of a thermos and reusing it.

Loi 2: An inquiry into the possible solutions to the problem of plastic waste

Conclusion: To solve the global problem of plastic waste, the group thinks that people n

the world are giving positive solutions which have an economic, socila and enviormental impact, some of these solutions are applied to solve the problem, but some people are just lazy to apply it. Some solutions could be to use a thermos instead of buying plastic bottles, it will save you money and plastic, other solution could be to separate the rubbish, you can help to recycle, help the recycler and people and even earn money. Other solution is to buy biodegradable plastic products, which do not end up polluting or killing animals by them eating it. You can reuse plastic in many ways to reduce plastic waste, even doing a lamp as a complex thing or simple things such as reusing bags or bottles. Definitely the best solution to the problem is the education, is the way of teaching all this solutions.

Loi 3: An inquiry into

the benefits of reducing

plastic waste.

Conclusion:The benefits of reducing plastic waste would be mainly stopping with all our problems, we would have a better health, no toxics or chemicals, nether pollution or faeces material which plastic contains, and is bad for our health. We would have a better planet, no animals would die, we would have cleaner rivers, oceans, lakes, more green spaces and very good natural resource, we would learn to be sustainable and be better people with more knowledge of how to solve problems, we would save money, there would be less people affected, plastic islands in the sea would be reduced. People will have a cleaner air, with no acid rain, danger will be reduced, we would be aware of reusing, reducing and recycling, the planet will be happy and us too, we would save many energy and use it for other causes.Generally we would have a longer, more productive and better life which we can enjoy.

Factso In each second there are thrown 1,500 plastic bottles to the

sea.o In a day there are consumed 60,000,000 plastic bottles in the

US.o There are 5 trash islands and 80% of them are made of plastic.

The biggest is two times as Texas and scientists say that in 2018 it will be as big as Canada.

o With the bottle caps you can make artificial wood. o The Colombian football shirt is made of recycled plastic nylon.o With the amount of oil used to produce just plastic bottles in the

U.S. you could fill a million carso Students in primary waste up to 1.718.600 pesos in one week to

buy plastic bottles of juice, water, soda etc.

Our interviews and survey.

We interviewed the school recycler Jose Feliciano and to the administrator of Ekored a recycler company called Leidy Viviana.

We did surveys in the classes of 2C,3B,4C,5D and three people that wanted to do.

We wanted to tell you from what we learned that for you to help recycle plastic, clean it, for example in the case of a bottle take out all the liquid and the paper, throw it in the blue container so it is easier for the person who separates the rubbish to recycle.

We learned in our surveys what many of the students of primary knew for us to do our action, many of the children did not take care of the 3R`s or knew what was plastic waste, we knew the problem of plastic waste was created because of the lack of education.

Photos Ekored and surveys charts

y Do you do any of them, if so which ones?

Drinking water fountain

As part of our action we decided to talk to the school administrators for them to put a drinking fountain in the cafeteria, this is for the students to save money by using a thermos instead of buying a bottle each day, this will also reduce plastic waste and help the environment and school, we want each one of you to try and use a thermos or buy one bottle and refill it with water to make a social, environmental and economic impact.

CONCLUSION Plastic waste have made a big impact on our

society , enviorment and an economical way. It has damaged our world by the pollution and multiple problems it has created such as the toxics and haved increased and is increasing at this moment . We are trying to make a difference but it starts by you. It has made many different things in our world and in our society, like it has killed many animals, also affected humans and their environment so it has made a big change, also it has many different chemicals that can make people have diseases, and it`s polluting our world and mostly the sea.

THANK YOU!Remember to reuse, reduce and recycle plastic waste.