Unit 2, Section B-Topic 5: A Wasteful world What is waste? Using these images come up with your own definition of waste

Waste definitions.. Biodegradable vs non-biodegradable Domestic vs industrial Hazardous vs non-hazardous Solid vs liquid

Why do some countries produce more waste than others? Put these countries in order of who you think produces the MOST waste per person Country Kg per person China 149 Germany 593 Singapore 1048 UK 590 Ethiopia 4 Brazil 330 Why do some countries produce more waste than others?

In pairs match up the correct percentages with the type of waste USA- type of domestic waste Bangladesh type of domestic waste Type of waste Paper and board Food Plastic Gas Textile Cans Other Percentage 4 5 12 25 Type of waste Food and Vegetable Plastic Garden waste Paper Other Percentage 10 70 5 4 11

1.Describe how domestic waste varies between a HIC (High-income country) and a LIC (Low-income country). 2. Explain why domestic waste varies between a HIC and a LIC USA- type of domestic waste Bangladesh type of domestic waste Type of waste Paper and board Food Plastic Gas Textile Cans Other Percentage 25 12 5 4 Type of waste Food and Vegetable Plastic Garden waste Paper Other Percentage 70 5 11 4 10

June 2010

HIC Vs LIC Look at p124, Figure 1. Describe what the table demonstrates about the differences between HIC and LIC waste production. Use figures in your answer. (3) Why do HICs produce so much waste? FACTS!!

What does the map tell us about waste production?

Why do we produce so much waste? Match up the figures with the descriptions- write them in your book Average daily output of solid waste alone from Asia’s largest cities: Amount of waste the people on the Ivory Coast generate a year: The poorest 20% consume only what percentage of the world’s products?: Percentage of household waste produced by packaging: Number of tonnes of e-waste generated every year: 760,000 50 million 35 1.3 200

Average daily output of solid waste alone from Asia’s largest cities: 760,000 Amount of waste the people on the Ivory Coast generate a year: 200kg The poorest 20% consume only what percentage of the world’s products?: 1.3% Percentage of household waste produced by packaging: 35% Number of tonnes of e-waste generated every year. 50 million

Why do HIC’s produce so much waste? Commodities HIC (%usage) LIC (%usage) Protein Food 45 5 Energy 58 4 Telephone lines 74 1.5 Paper 84 1.1 Motor Vehicles 87 1 Table showing consumption of world’s products What is the relationship between wealth of a country and the amount waste they produce? What is the relationship between the wealth of a country and the type of waste they produce?

Why do we produce so much waste? Packaging: Primary: the wrapping or the containers that are handled by the consumer. Secondary: the larger cases or boxes that are used to group quantities of primary-packaged goods for distribution and for display in shops. Transit: the wooden pallets, the cardboard and plastic wrapping and the containers that are used to enable the loading, transport and unloading of goods

June2011

How do we dispose of waste? For each of these different types of waste- write down how you dispose of it and where your think it goes Batteries Left over food Old clothes Cooking oil Old phones Broken furniture

What happens after you throw it away?

Local level case study: North London waste disposal Waste Disposal London Answer the questions on the sheet as we go through the video. 6 mark Q

2013

Tipping Point Complete the questions on the article on the issue with waste in Britain. Due for Thurs lesson.

Homework: Due in MONDAY Create a pie chart tracking your household’s domestic waste. Cans, paper, food waste, electrical waste, plastic How do you think your waste production varies Over the course of the year (summer -Christmas) To a family in Bangladesh?