USE THE JEANS INFOGRAPHIC AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1 How many clothes (in kilograms) have been disposed by an American average family (4 members)
in the US landfills since 2015?

2 People in Africa use LifeStraw. A LifeStraw can filter up to 264 gallons of water in its lifetime, which
is the equivalent of an average person’s yearly water consumption. It is built to eliminate 99.9% of
bacteria and parasites in any body of water, which ensures people don’t get sick from drinking
water.

a) How many people could be provided with a yearly supply of water if we filter the water that
is used to produce a pair of jeans for each member of your group?
b) How many people could be provided with a monthly supply of water?

INFOGRAPHIC (* look it up in the dictionary )

1) Explore a topic (everyday habits,

household activities, industry) that illustrates
waste of water.

2) Include pictures/drawings,
statistics/ data and short description.

3) Provide some solutions to the

problem.