This document discusses garbage and consumption. It notes that Americans consume 32 times more than people in developing nations, and if everyone consumed like Americans we would need 4 Earths to support the current population. The document also mentions the Smoky Mountains in the Philippines, where trash is dumped, affecting the local water and air quality. It discusses the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and having students analyze the trash they generate to consider reducing and reusing more.
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This document discusses garbage and consumption. It notes that Americans consume 32 times more than people in developing nations, and if everyone consumed like Americans we would need 4 Earths to support the current population. The document also mentions the Smoky Mountains in the Philippines, where trash is dumped, affecting the local water and air quality. It discusses the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and having students analyze the trash they generate to consider reducing and reusing more.
This document discusses garbage and consumption. It notes that Americans consume 32 times more than people in developing nations, and if everyone consumed like Americans we would need 4 Earths to support the current population. The document also mentions the Smoky Mountains in the Philippines, where trash is dumped, affecting the local water and air quality. It discusses the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and having students analyze the trash they generate to consider reducing and reusing more.
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This document discusses garbage and consumption. It notes that Americans consume 32 times more than people in developing nations, and if everyone consumed like Americans we would need 4 Earths to support the current population. The document also mentions the Smoky Mountains in the Philippines, where trash is dumped, affecting the local water and air quality. It discusses the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and having students analyze the trash they generate to consider reducing and reusing more.
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Agrinaut Training Consumption What does consumption mean? What are some things we consume every day? Where do these things go when we’re done with them?
Smoky Mountain in the Philippines
is an example of where our trash goes What would you do if trash was dumped in your front yard? How might this affect their water supply or their air quality? More Trash! Going Nowhere Fast Are we consuming too much stuff?
According to studies, Americans
consumer 32 times as much as a developing nation does
If everyone on the planet
consumed as much stuff as Americans do, it would require 4 earths to take care of all the nearly 7 billion people!
That’s a lot of stuff!
Great Pacific Garbage Patch Trash in Front of You Get into groups What does all this have in common? For example, they are all things we throw away
What is the difference between
luxury and necessity?
Are any of these items luxury
items? Next time… Next time you take out the trash, just think of where it may be going Think about what it might be doing to the environment Think of ways to reduce the amount of trash And always remember you are the future, you have the ability to make a difference