WASTE POLLUTION
DEFINITION
Waste can be defined as anything which we discard as having no further use.
The ways to solve the problem of waste.
Clean technology
Landfill (CAN BE HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT)
Recycling
How long does litter last
styrofoam
forever
Take-away wrappers
3 months to 30 years
plastic bags
1000's of years
plastic bottles
450 years
glass bottles
1 million years
aluminium cans
200 years
cigarette butts
1-5 years
leftovers
6 months +
dog litter
1-6 months
disposable nappies
450 years
Likely to litter
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LESS
Types of litter
cigarette butts
banana peals (biodegradable)
Location
open spaces
along highways
Types of litter
wrappers
bottles (recyclable)
Location
crowded places such as restaurants and public parks