WHAT HAPPENS TO WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR TRASH?OUR TRASH?Çağrı SEYFELİÇağrı SEYFELİ

What is trash???What is trash??? Something broken off or removed to be Something broken off or removed to be

discarded, especially plant trimmings. discarded, especially plant trimmings. Trash=Trash=WasteWaste=Rubbish=Rubbish

Garbage dump=Garbage dump=lendfilllendfill

*Especially:özellikle

The answer to thisThe answer to this questionquestion Firstly Firstly collected and taken to the collected and taken to the garbagegarbage

dumpdump.. Secondly Secondly types are separated according types are separated according

toto and participate in and participate in recyclingrecycling.. Finaly re-used re-used re-used Finaly re-used re-used re-used

*Reduce:azaltmak, düşürmek

What did What did recyclable?recyclable?

Mainly recycle materials;Mainly recycle materials; Plastic Plastic Metal Metal PaperPaper GlassGlass Organic wasteOrganic waste

if you did not do if you did not do recyclingrecycling

ItemItem Approx. time for Approx. time for biodegradationbiodegradation

Newspaper 6 weeks

Apple Core 8 weeks

Natural Fibre Rope 14 months

Plastic Bag 10-20 years

Aluminium Can 80-100 years

Glass Bottle up to 500 years

Plastic Bottle indefinite !!!

What about the What about the actual?actual? Every year in our country, thousands of Every year in our country, thousands of

trees are cuttrees are cut.. SSources of drinking water decreases ources of drinking water decreases

rapidly with each passing dayrapidly with each passing day!! Year after year Year after year until the land mass of the until the land mass of the

island of Cyprusisland of Cyprus are disappearingare disappearing,, due to due to erosionerosion..

*Disappearing:yok olan

What Can We Do? Avoid buying disposable items. Say no to plastic bags, use reusable bags or

bags for life. Buy things with as little packaging as possible Re-use items such as bags, lunch boxes, glass

milk bottles and jam jars. Re-use envelopes by covering the old address

with a sticker. Give unwanted toys and clothes to someone

else or to a charity shop.

*jam jars:reçel kavanozu *charity shop:yardım kuruluşu gibi bi şey

what about our what about our country?country?

Many people nature doing its best to...Many people nature doing its best to...

……Music is universalMusic is universal

RESOURCESRESOURCES www.sierraclub.orgwww.sierraclub.org www.pittmeadows.bc.ca www.pittmeadows.bc.ca www.wastewatch.org.uk www.dogaicincal.com translate.google.com