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Responsible consumers - Coggle Diagram
Responsible consumers
Plastic and the Environment
Plastic harms animals.
Animals mistake plastic for food.
Animals get trapped in plastic items and die.
harmful (adj.) to
become aware of + n.
become aware that + S + V
a threat (n.)
threaten (v.)
Dumping grounds / Landfills
are overflowing
Alternatives to plastic
corn
shrimp shells
(
carapaces de crevettes
)
sugar cane
seaweeds (
algues
)
wood pulp
Suggestions
Why don't you + V?
You should + V
You could + V
Why not + V?
What about + V-
ing
?
sustainable fabrics
for clothes
linen
hemp (
chanvre
)
cashmere
silk
Plastic items
plastic straws
bottles of shampoo
plastic cups
plastic plates
synthetic fibers
in clothes
examples
polyester
Spandex
disadvantages
non-biodegradable
non-renewable
don't rot
expensive to recycle
is / are used once, then is / are thrown away
advantage
cost less
Fossil fuels
oil (
pétrole
)
coal (
charbon
)
gas