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Over 2.5 million plastic bottles are used every hour. Around 27% of plastic bottles are recycled.

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The rubbish we throw away goes to the landfills, when the landfills are full people normally would cut down trees to get more land. When there is not much land left people will throw their waste in the Ocean.

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We asked some questions and put the data in a graph. This can also help in future activities.

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We used these Key Concepts to help us think of some good driving questions.

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Recycling is a process of changing unwanted materials into useful materials and objects. It is another way to dispose of waste to help lower the greenhouse gas release and save materials.

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We used a website called Global Goals to find out our issues for exhibition.

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You can take action by:

Making three boxes at home and sourcing the waste by papers, plastics, metals;

Bringing  your recyclable materials to various locations in the community, e.g. MTR stations, public libraries etc;

Donating unwanted but still usable clothes to Friends of the Earth;

Donating used drink cartons to Green Power;

Supporting seasonal recycling campaigns

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Landfills will be used up soon.

Land Pollution:  Toxic substances are released to the ground when plastics are broken down, which pollutes the underground water and destroys natural habitats.

Air Pollution:  Toxic gases are released when plastics are burnt ( combustion ), which pollutes the air and causes unbearable smell.

Global Warming:  When the wastes are burnt, Carbon Dioxide ( A type of green house gas ) will be released. This will worsen global warming.

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http://www.globalgoals.org/#the-goals

https://www.dkfindout.com/us/science/materials/recycling-materials/

https://www.gov.hk/en/residents/environment/waste/wasterecycinhk.htm

http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/recycle.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/psychology-of-why-people-dont-recycle_us_57697a7be4b087b70be605b3

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It reduces the amount of waste that goes to landfills and burning wastes, which reduces the amount of landfills and burning  sites in the long term.

It saves energy by reducing the amount of raw material that we need.

It reduces pollution by lowering greenhouse gas emissions and preventing global warming.