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Video 1 - What is the Circular Economy? How is it different from a Linear Economy?

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Video 1 - What is the Circular Economy? How is it different from a Linear Economy?

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Video available in French, German & Arabic as well

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Explaining the Circular Economy and How Society Can Re-think Progress | Animated Video Essay

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Activity 1: Plastic Pollution Calculator 

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Activity 1: Plastic Pollution Calculator 

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How much plastic waste do you produce? Calculate your plastic consumption and make a plan to reduce plastic. (Teachers you can do this one too)

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CALCULATE YOUR PLASTIC CONSUMPTION AND MAKE A PLAN TO REDUCE IT

Plastic pollution is one of the most important environmental problems that we face today. It impacts the environment and our health and wellbeing. We have all contributed to this problem - mostly unknowingly - and we must work to reduce and ultimately to End Plastic Pollution.

Use this calculator to learn about how many plastic items you consume and discard every year!

The columns below mean: (please keep this in mind)

D: Daily Consumption

M: Monthly Consumption

Y: Yearly Consumption

YPR: Yearly Personal Reduction **When calculating your Yearly Personal Reduction (YPR), enter in the third column the number of plastic items that you could reduce against your current yearly total (Y).

CHART II: ITEMS THAT YOU CONSUME OCCASIONALLY

Please enter the quantity for each month:

M

Y

YPR

Current Yearly Consumption: 0

Yearly Personal Reduction: 0

Future Yearly Consumption (Y - YPR):

Total Yearly Personal Reduction:

(YPR Chart I + YPR Chart II)

Now that you have calculated your plastic consumption and the amount of plastic items that you could stop consuming, do you want to make a pledge?

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Plastic Pollution Calculator | Earth Day Network

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Plastic pollution is one of the most important environmental problems that we face today. It impacts the environment and our health and wellbeing. We have all contributed to this problem - mostly unknowingly - and we must work to reduce and ultimately to End Plastic Pollution.

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Activity 2: Make a pledge! You've calculated your plastic consumption, now make a pledge to REFUSE unnecessary plastics!

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Activity 2: Make a pledge! You've calculated your plastic consumption, now make a pledge to REFUSE unnecessary plastics!

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Share your pledges on social media #dropityouth #plasticfreeSISD #plasticfredubai #earthday2018

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A couple of years ago, Julia pioneered the idea of Drop It Youth in her school in Abu Dhabi, under the name of "Boot the bottle". She rallied everyone in her community around her sustainable ideas and campaigned so well that her whole school ecosystem switched to filtered tap water, including some of its suppliers like cafeteria and cleaning staff.

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World Earth Day 2018 theme-END PLASTIC POLLUTION-International Mother Earth day-Animated

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Video 3 Option 1 A Plastic Ocean Documentary (1 hour 40 min)

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Video 3 Option 1 A Plastic Ocean Documentary (1 hour 40 min)

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Worth watching if time allows (Also on Netflix if link doesn't work) Best suited for Grade 9 & 10

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A Plastic Ocean

A PLASTIC OCEAN begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. In this adventure documentary, Craig ...

Movie: A Plastic Ocean

Production Co:

Duration: 102 min

Release: 2016

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Watch Full HD A Plastic Ocean (2016) Online For Free

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Share this movie link to your friends. Share to support our website. We wish you have great time on our website and Enjoy Watching Guys!Have a nice day! All The Best A PLASTIC OCEAN begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean.

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Why is plastic pollution a problem?

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Why is plastic pollution a problem? Where does plastic pollution come from? What can you do to reduce your plastic use? What will it take for us to end our addiction to plastic?

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Activity 3: Track your progress! Use this guide to track your goals (optional)

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Activity 3: Track your progress! Use this guide to track your goals (optional)

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Don't forget to share progress on social media!

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SISD is banning all single use plastic items! Go through all cupboards in classrooms and staff rooms and collect all plastic forks, knives, spoons, plates, and cups and drop off at main collection point. These items will be used by Primary students to create art with a sustainable message.

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Activity 5 Sticker and Glitter Round Up!

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Activity 5 Sticker and Glitter Round Up!

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SISD Primary Students have voted to make SISD a glitter and sticker free school! Round up all stickers and glitter in classrooms and drop off at main collection point in Primary building lobby.

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What role does the Circular Economy have in the UAE Vision 2021 national agenda?

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Sharjah's environment and waste management company is deploying more solar-powered bins this year. Thaer Zriqat / The National

As the UAE continues to cement its position as a modern, progressive Arab state that has taken a leadership role in facilitating sustainable development, there is much to be proud of. No one can deny that we have come a long way in a very short space of time and that our lives have improved immeasurably in just a few generations.

We cannot, however, allow our successes to obscure the fact that we face great challenges if we are to build on our position of strength, in order to ensure a sustainable future for this country. The first step to delivering such a future lies in the adoption of a circular economy, as advocated in the UAE Vision 2021 national agenda. This will support social and economic growth that is in alignment with environmental objectives.

There are a number of key principles that will support the establishment of a circular economy in the UAE. Firstly, waste needs to be diverted away from landfill and reintegrated into the economy by recycling, repurposing or refurbishing.

In a circular economy, businesses, statutory authorities and individuals seek to maximise the inherent usefulness, as well as the value, of the energy that has been invested in a product, before eventually reintegrating it back into the economy. When an item reaches the end of its useful life, through reintegration, it can become the input to create new cash flow and enhance natural capital, instead of adding to the insurmountable issue of waste disposal. Eventually all products will be designed and built with reintegration in mind, but until such time as this happens, it is up to us to develop new and creative ways of using the vast array of materials which surround us.

Secondly, a new approach needs to be adopted to the generation of clean energy, which concentrates on both natural renewable sources and innovative new technologies, such as converting waste into energy.

Powering the economy through clean sources of energy is pivotal to the adoption of a model of restoration. Conventional sources of energy follow a linear model, where energy is produced, used and then disposed, without adding further value. However, renewable sources of energy like wind and solar are regenerative by design and negate the need to consume finite resources. In diversifying our energy portfolio, we can also adopt innovative sources of energy that serve multi-fold purposes. While some types of waste might be usefully repaired, recycled or repurposed, non-recyclable waste is usually diverted to landfill, ensuing in the loss of energy and value contained in these materials. Waste-to-energy offers great potential in the treatment of such materials by using them to generate energy, thus ensuring diversion from landfill, in addition to supplying clean energy.
_______________________ Read more from Opinion Adnan Amin: The falling cost of renewables brings new economic opportunity to the Gulf Razan Al Mubarak: The Arabian Gulf is a living system that we need to preserve Afshin Molavi: One of the defining features of our century will be the rise of the Asian city Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer: It will require concerted effort to achieve a sustainable future _______________________
The third principle for the adoption of a circular economy that is sustainable socially, economically and environmentally, is to drive public engagement and commitment towards addressing this common cause.

To make a circular economy work requires a holistic approach, which includes a heavy emphasis on education within schools as well as other initiatives which engage and educate the general population. It is vital that every member of society understands what is expected of them, in terms of behaviour around energy consumption, waste disposal and recycling. This necessitates a long-term approach to education and public engagement that is supported by our government on a national basis. Our experience suggests that a willingness to adopt more sustainable ways of living already exists within the general population. It is therefore up to us and others in a similar position, to harness and nurture that desire to do what is right for the environment and ensure we convert it into positive action.

Finally, a sustainable, circular economy will need transitioning towards sustainable consumption patterns. Globally, rampant consumerism is leading to sky high levels of consumption, in both the developed and developing world. These levels of consumption are, in turn, distorting and destabilising what should be a balanced relationship between how things are made, consumed and disposed of. In the past, excessive consumption was viewed as a driver for economic growth. However, it is increasingly being recognised that this type of growth triggers resource depletion and climate change. In order to ensure effective functioning of the ecosystem and to maximise the yield of our resources, consumption should be regulated to meet needs and not wants.

Industry leaders should envision and embrace a system that creates products with longer consumption life cycles, and the potential for recovery at the end of its useful life. In terms of manufacturing, this offers opportunities for innovation and creativity in product development, as well as sustainable sources for raw materials. A symbiotic relationship between waste management establishments, green energy providers and the wider business community is required to ensure the shift to a circular economy.

It is an irrefutable fact that the challenges that lie ahead are significant. However, under the UAE's wise leadership, supported by the resilient spirit of our people, the nation has, and will continue to excel in its attempts to lead positive change in the region. This leadership is exemplified at major gatherings such as Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, which brings together leaders from across government, business and academia, providing a vital platform for sharing knowledge and agreeing shared action. As a rapidly growing country, the UAE's adoption of a circular economy will enable us to sustain this growth, while setting an example for many others to follow.
Khaled Al Huraimel is group CEO of Bee'ah. The environmental management company will be participating in the Waste Management Solutions Forum during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

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Adopting a circular economy will help the UAE to grow and set an example for others to follow

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As the UAE continues to cement its position as a modern, progressive Arab state that has taken a leadership role in facilitating sustainable development, there is much to be proud of. No one can deny that we have come a long way in a very short space of time and that our lives have improved immeasurably in just a few generations.

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Activity 3 - Resource Recovery: We don't have a Circular Economy yet, but we can still take steps to recover resources. 

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Activity 3 - Resource Recovery: We don't have a Circular Economy yet, but we can still take steps to recover resources. 

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Challenge #1 The bottles of glitter can be used as Eco-Bricks. What permanent structure should we make with them? View the Eco-Bricks website for inspiration. Come up with a design/product. Best idea will be implemented and your class will get to create it!

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Ecobricks are reusable building blocks intended for building green spaces. Use them make modules, home furniture, food-forest gardens, play parks, and more. Ecobricking applications are fundamentally circular, zero-carbon and regenerative.

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Ecobricks are reusable building blocks intended for building green spaces. Use them make modules, home furniture, food-forest gardens, play parks, and more. Ecobricking applications are fundamentally circular, zero-carbon and regenerative.

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Challenge #2 What plastic items do we use at SISD that are destined for landfill? Can we recover these items and use them for art or building materials? Identify items that can be used for another purpose and develop a plan to start collecting these items.

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Video 1 -Why is it important to first reduce and reuse? Why should recycling be considered our last resort?

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Video 1 -Why is it important to first reduce and reuse? Why should recycling be considered our last resort?

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Activity 2: SISD is banning the sale of plastic water bottles on campus. If you still use plastic bottles at home, we want you to bring them in to recycle with #simplybottles. We know recycling bottles into polyester isn't a perfect plan, but it is a step in the right direction. Look at the attached website and discover the winners of the Circular Materials Competition.

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Activity 2: SISD is banning the sale of plastic water bottles on campus. If you still use plastic bottles at home, we want you to bring them in to recycle with #simplybottles. We know recycling bottles into polyester isn't a perfect plan, but it is a step in the right direction. Look at the attached website and discover the winners of the Circular Materials Competition.

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Reflect on the following: What is the Circular Fibres Initiative? What is the New Plastics Economy?

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How to Build a Circular Economy | Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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Help build a circular economy: a better system that can help fight climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Explore the solutions for businesses today.

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Year of Zayed - Today is the day for ACTION! From 8:30 am to 9:30 am we will pick up trash and remove plastic pollution from our neighborhood. 

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Year of Zayed - Today is the day for ACTION! From 8:30 am to 9:30 am we will pick up trash and remove plastic pollution from our neighborhood. 

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Bring reusable gloves from home if you have them.