Introduction Lesson
Lesson duration is: 30 minInstructions
Items in this lesson
45
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Which plastic items did you use today?
Give as many examples as possible.
Plastic is everywhere!
That is almost 13.500 kilos plastic per second.
About how many large Coca-Cola bottles would that be?
650 bottles per second
5,650 bottles per second
106,250 bottles per second
306,250 bottles per second
How much plastic ends up in de
oceans worldwide every minute?
1 garbage container
6 garbage containers
1 full garbage truck
6 full garbage trucks
Why is the
plastic soup
a problem?
Plastic does not decompose. It breaks down into smaller particles and the problem becomes larger.
Think about all the plastic that has ever been produced in the whole world. How much of it might have been recycled? Only give the percentage number.
Why is recycling still a challenge?
New plastic
is cheaper
Dull work
Sorting is complex
Plastic is often
broken.
There are many sorts of plastics.
Too expensive
Recycling everything would be wonderful, but unfortunately this simply does not happen.
What are the sources of the plastic soup?
The plastic soup starts in your own hands...
... or chilling at a festival.
The sea starts right here.
Rivers wash it into the ocean.
The oceans are getting polluted.
Animals get entangled.
Animals eat it.
We eat it.
Wij eten het op.
Wij eten het op.
Wij eten het op.
What can you do to reduce your plastic consumption?
REFUSE
REDUCE
RE-USE
REPAIR
RECYCLE
Ideas for a Plastic Diet
Let’s do this together!