1. Presented by: kachi, Mischa, sarah & sasha on behalf of 6th class
Plastic The effect plastic has on our environment and our water environment
Presented by: kachi, Mischa, sarah & sasha on behalf of 6th class

2. Types of plastic Water bottles Lunch boxes Plastic bags/freezer bags
Coffee cup lids
Yogurt containers
Storage boxes
Milk cartons
Waste bins

3. Problems with plastic
Three hundred tonnes of plastic is produced every year.
A lot of excess packaging used is killing our environment for example, multi packs of crisps.
A lot of plastic items are only used once and then thrown out.
The other half is used repeatedly for example, our new reusable water bottles, or reusable shopping bags.
Our new reusable water bottles will help save our environment.

4. Examples of plastic pollution:

5. Virtual water footprint
Packaging makes a significant footprint.
It takes six litres of water to make one litre of bottled water.
In other words the amount of water it takes to make one bottled water can be up to six times what's inside the bottle, leading to huge water wastage.

6. How long plastic takes to decompose
It takes an average of 450 years for a plastic water bottle to decompose.
On average, 8 million tonnes of plastic is dumped in our oceans every year.
Over 100 million marine mammals are killed each year due to plastic debris in the ocean.
Sea creatures sometimes mistake plastic for food.

7. What can we do to help?
We can reduce our use of single-use plastic products.
We can spread the word to other people to start using reusable water bottles if they don’t already use them.
We can use reusable bags while we do our shopping.
We can also recycle properly.

8. Lets make a big effort!!!
Today we will be receiving a reusable water bottle
We hope everyone will make a big effort not to buy or use single use plastic
Please keep in mind all our other initiatives to help our environment
Thank you for listening to our presentation

9. Our School Water Bottle Survey