Presentation 2

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Made by: Iteke, Claudia, Joel, Youri and Remy

Plastic waste in the Netherlands

Content

• Youri          -Plastic usage
• Iteke          -Effects on our ecosystem
• Remy        -Measures taken by individuals
• Claudia    -Measures taken by the Dutch government

What do you think most plastic is used for worldwide?

1. Building and constructing
2. Electronic devices
3. Packaging
4. Textiles

Plastic usage

• 2.6 million tonnes per year
• Why do we use plastic?

1. Heat and electric insulators
2. Resistant to other chemicals
3. Light with varying degrees of strength
4. Cheap

How long do you think it takes a plastic bottle to degrade?

1. 50 years
2. 850 years
3. 200 years
4. 450 years

Effects on our ecosystem

• Takes long to degrade
• Plastic soup
• Toxic
• Animals die

What kind of waste do you think is found in the ocean most?

1. Cigarettes
2. Plastic straws
3. Plastic bottles
4. Paper bags

Measures taken by individuals

• Less plastic bottles and bags used
• Less plastic straws used
• The Ocean Cleanup

Measures that people should take

• Stop throwing cigarettes away in nature
• Stop buying products that contain microbeads

How many plastic bags do you think are used in a year in the Netherlands ?

1. 200 million bags
2. 3 billion bags
3. 1 billion bags
4. 20 billion bags

Measures taken by the Dutch Government

• Ban on free plastic bags
• 3 billion plastic bags per year
• Fee of 0,25 euros
• Few exceptions of the ban

Did this presentation change your view on the usage of plastic?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Maybe