Zero waste is a philosophy that encourages the redesign of resource life cycles so that all products are reused. Zero Waste is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use. Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them. Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that are a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health.


After having read this piece of information, decide if this statements are True, False or Not Mention:

1) Zero Waste eliminates the amount of toxic thing in the earth.
2) It involves all the people.
3) It can change the lifestyles of the people.
4) Zero Waste is a moral thing.
5) It will help to take care of the people, land, animals and the entire planet.

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

Take a look at this page, you can find new information and some activities that you can do at home, at school, on the go and in your community. United States Environmental Protection Agency

Zero waste communities are from florenciaaa2292

Look at this presentation,comment on it. In pairs, make a new one taking into account the ZERO WASTE SYSTEM

Homework

Do this activity together with your parents, you can also ask your neighbors and friendsfor new ideas.

Listening activity plus writing activity

Listen to the song and complete the blanks. This activity will be corrected in class!  

Three it's a __________ number
Yes it is, it's a magic number
Because__________ times three is six
And three times six is eighteen
And the eighteenth letter in the alphabet is_______
We've got three R's we're going to talk about today
We've got to learn to
__________, ____________, __________________
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
__________,____________,__________
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
If you're going to the market to __________ some juice
You've got to bring your own ___________ and you learn to reduce your waste
And if your __________ or your sister's got some cool clothes
You could try them on before you buy some more of those
Reuse, we've got to ____________ to reuse
And if the first two R's don't work out
And if you've got to make some _________
Don't throw it out
Recycle, we've got to learn to _________,
We've got to learn to
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Because three it's a magic number
Yes it is, it's a magic number
3, 3, 3
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36
33, 30, 27, 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, and
3, it's a magic number

Now meet a classmate and create the lyrics of a song including words that e have been working with in this blog, for example: - REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
                            - CLIMATE CHANGE
                            - GLOBAL WARMING
                            -  ZERO WASTE

Group activity

Zero waste communities work thanks to people help in different groups. Meet with 4 or 5 classmate and organize a community in which you have to thinks about rules and actions in order to reduce, reuse and recycle things in your school. You should include: 1. A motto for your community 2.The main aims of your work 3.Rules that must be followed in order to achieve your community ’s goals 4.The action to be done in your school so as to reduce the amount of rubbish we throw away every day.

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